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CRyPTIC Project
NIHR Health Protection Research Unit
Antibiotic Reduction & Konservation (ARK) Programme
The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
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Global team aim for faster TB Diagnosis
As World TB day (24 March) marks global efforts to eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem by 2035, Oxford University researchers, in partnership with Public Health England (PHE), will lead a new worldwide collaboration called CRyPTIC to speed up diagnosis of the disease.
TB infects nearly 10 million people each year and kills 1.5 million, making it one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Almost half a million people each year developmultidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), which defies common TB treatments. Time consuming tests must be run to determine whether a patient has MDR-TB, and if so, which drugs will work or fail. This delays diagnosis and creates uncertainty about the best drugs to prescribe to individual patients.
A potential alternative to help with faster identification of drug-resistant TB is to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to determine the genetic code of the TB bacterium. This genetic code can be compared against a library of other TB bacteria with known drug-resistance. Identifying whether the genes that give resistance to particular drugs in the library are also present in the samples allows clinicians to make the correct treatment choice in the most complex cases.
Professor Derrick Crook leads Oxford's Modernising Medical Microbiology team and is also the Director of National Infection Service at PHE. He said: 'We have carried out a range of studies using thousands of clinical samples, that show WGS could work for diagnosing drug-resistant TB, ranging from pure research to the practicalities of implementing tests in a public health laboratory. The key is that you need to know which genetic mutations cause drug resistance – it turns out there are a host of rare mutations which are the culprits, and so we have assembled a consortium to collect a large number samples from across the world, and both measure their drug resistance and decode their genomes.'
Now, with a $2.2m (£1.53m) grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a £4m ($5.75m) grant from the Wellcome Trust and MRC Newton Fund, the Oxford team aims to build that library of TB genes. Their initial study, in partnership with University of Leeds, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and PHE Birmingham, sequenced 3651 TB genomes. The CRyPTIC study aims to collect and analyse a further 100,000 samples from across the world, providing a database of MDR-TB that will underpin diagnosis using WGS.
Samples from across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas will be collected by teams at more than a dozen centres They will conduct drug resistance testing and much of the genome sequencing. The Oxford team will then assemble these results into a single open-access database, which will be used to identify genes associated with resistance to certain treatments. The team will also work on developing artificial intelligence that can predict drug resistance.
Ana Gibertoni Cruz, a Clinical Research Fellow working on the project said: 'The programme will take around five years but when complete it will give us the baseline we need for quick effective TB diagnosis using whole genome sequencing. Faster results will mean not just faster treatment, but the right treatment, potentially saving lives and avoiding further transmission.'
You can read more from Ana, on why we're working to fight TB here
List of centres working with Oxford University
Adolfo Lutz Institute, Sao Paulo
Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing
Institut Pasteur de Lille
Research Centre Borstel, Borstel
San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan
The Foundation of Medical Research, Mumbai
P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg
Public Health England Regional Centre for Mycobacteriology, Birmingham
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Critical Path Institute, Tucson, Arizona
Janssen Therapeutics, Raritan, New Jersey
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
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As new construction continues to spring up throughout the Eagle River Valley, a cluster of local residents are pushing back against a planned development off Hiland Road.
The proposed expansion within the Bernard Subdivision – a heavily wooded swath of land about a mile-and-a-half up the road – calls for several new homes and a cul-de-sac with sweeping valley views. But the new development would also cut off the public right-of-way along Bernard Drive. Neighbors are saying no.
At a recent South Fork Community Council meeting, the vote was unanimous: Keep the right-of-way, locals said.
The right-of-way in question is a half-mile stretch of dirt connecting Hiland Road to the downhill end of Elnora Lane – a short, steep street that dead-ends into a paved portion of Bernard Drive. For many area residents, the unimproved Bernard Drive right-of-way represents an important route out of the valley: If Elnora Drive was rendered impassible by fire or ice, there's only one way back up to Hiland Road, locals said.
The September SFCC meeting was the second time locals had gathered to learn more about the new Bernard Subdivision developments. In July, 22 local homeowners signed a petition objecting to plans to vacate the right-of-way. In late August, many of the same neighbors attended a meeting with a representative from S4, the development firm hired to spearhead the project on behalf of a group of private owners.
The Aug. 15 gathering covered everything from traffic impact to concerns about wetland development, according to meeting minutes and neighbors who were there. When neighbors gathered again for the Sept. 7 SFCC meeting, many of the same concerns remained.
Over the course of half an hour, S4 planner Craig Bennett fielded questions about soil sampling, plat plans and the timeline for construction. Though crews are already at work on a new house in the subdivision, the whole development is still in its early stages, Bennett said.
Once final plans go before the Anchorage Platting Board, neighbors will have another chance to weigh in via public hearing, Bennett said.
"It's pretty preliminary right now," Bennett said.
While the future of Bernard Road remains in flux, the South Fork Community Council is taking a stand, passing a resolution opposing its closure.
"It sounds like the folks that are up there really don't want to lose that road," said SFCC President Joe Wright.


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John Wilson Kyle, plus connu comme Jack Kyle ou Jackie Kyle, né le  à Belfast (Irlande du Nord) et mort le  à Bryansford (Irlande du Nord), est un joueur de rugby à XV, qui a joué avec l'équipe d'Irlande de 1947 à 1958, évoluant au poste de demi d'ouverture.

Il a glané 46 sélections nationales avec l'équipe d'Irlande. À l'époque les équipes européennes jouaient 4,3 matchs par an. Jack Kyle détint donc le record mondial de capes qui vaudrait aujourd'hui 100, ou 120 capes. Il remporte le Grand Chelem en 1948 à la tête d'une brillante équipe qui gagne deux autres fois en 1949 et 1951 le Tournoi.

Carrière
Il a eu sa première cape internationale, le  avec l'équipe d'Irlande, à l'occasion d'un match du Tournoi contre l'équipe de France. Son dernier match eut lieu le  contre les Écossais. Il participe au Tournoi des Cinq Nations de 1947 à 1958 sans rater une édition. Il a joué avec les Lions britanniques en 1950 (Nouvelle-Zélande et Australie).

Statistiques

Avec l'équipe d'Irlande
 46 sélections
 24 points (7 essais, 1 drop)
 Sélections par année : 5 en 1947, 4 en 1948, 4 en 1949, 4 en 1950, 5 en 1951, 4 en 1952, 4 en 1953, 2 en 1954, 3 en 1955, 4 en 1956, 4 en 1957, 3 en 1958
 Tournois des Cinq Nations disputés : 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958.

Avec les Lions britanniques
 6 sélections avec les Lions britanniques
 6 points (2 essai)
 Sélections par année : 6 en 1950 (Nouvelle-Zélande, 4 et Australie, 2)

Liens externes

  Jack Kyle dans le rugbyhalloffame.com

Notes et références

Joueur international irlandais de rugby à XV
Joueur de l'Ulster Rugby
Demi d'ouverture (rugby à XV)
Officier de l'ordre de l'Empire britannique
Naissance en janvier 1926
Naissance à Belfast
Décès en novembre 2014
Décès dans le comté de Down
Décès à 88 ans
Étudiant de l'université Queen's de Belfast
Membre du Temple de la renommée World Rugby

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Nervousness in dogs can happen for a number of reasons. If you have recently adopted a dog, there may have been situations in their previous household that caused them to develop nervous habits. If you have a nervous puppy, however, it could simply be part of their temperament. Regardless of the reasons for their nervous behavior, K9 and You in Houston can help you with dog obedience training so that your dog can begin to feel more comfortable and safe. Call today and speak with a dog trainer and learn how we can help.
While most dogs enjoy walks, shy dogs might not be as excited to go for a walk. There will be sounds, smells, and sights that can be triggers for their fear. In addition to these factors are the possible encounters with other dogs that are also out for walks with their owners. One way that you can help your nervous dog is to start with short walks. A short walk is a good way to begin helping them learn to associate positive feelings with this experience. Make sure to picture the walk in your mind so that you aren't walking them near a busy street, or a street where a lot of people may be walking their dogs. Minimizing the number of triggers will help them to more quickly form a positive reaction to the words leash or walk. You will be pleased to see them begin to develop an eagerness for walks.
While you may not notice other dogs in peoples' yards, your nervous dog certainly will notice each and every one. Even if they don't rush the fence as you walk past, their bark or growl can definitely cause a nervous reaction for your furry friend. A basic rule to follow is the three-second rule. If you encounter others who are out walking their dogs and you can't avoid an interaction, make sure to limit their sniffing to three seconds and then continue your walk. Just like people don't like everyone they meet, dogs also do not like every dog they meet. If possible, try to avoid situations with other dogs until you have reached a point where your pup feels more comfortable and confident around other animals. A good way to help them develop this confidence is by having a friend bring their dog to your place for short play dates. This allows your dog the time they need to ease into interactions with another animal at their own pace and on their own turf.
Many times, other people don't stop to think about a situation before diving right in. You may encounter people who try to pet your dog without asking for permission first. You might even encounter people who will attempt to pet your dog while in the process of asking. Do not hesitate to stand up for your dog as they cannot speak for themselves. Be nice, of course, but be firm in the way that you speak. For your safety, your dog's safety, and the safety of all others involved, firmly communicating that they should not pet your dog is of the highest importance. This is especially important if you are talking to someone with children nearby, as kids don't necessarily know the right way to approach dogs. Nervous dogs can't tell people not to pet them, so they communicate through biting. To avoid this situation, and to help your dog develop confidence, make sure to help them with your daily routines so that their nervous reactions will slowly begin to subside.
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American National Insurance Company of Galveston, Texas has been named to Ward's 50, a group of the top 50 companies from over 900 life and health insurance companies domiciled in the United States. Ward Group analyzes the financial performance
By Staff Writer | July 19, 2007 at 08:00 PM
American National Insurance Company of Galveston, Texas has been named to Ward's 50, a group of the top 50 companies from over 900 life and health insurance companies domiciled in the United States. Ward Group analyzes the financial performance of these companies, and each of the top 50 companies have passed all safety and consistency screens and achieved superior performance over the five years analyzed.
Allstate's fraud judgment against 'sham law firms' upheld on appeal
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After the Model 3, Tesla's 'solar roof' is probably the company's most anticipated product of 2017, which brings some scrutiny to its plans for production – not unlike the Model 3's production program.
In order to bring to market its new series of 'Solar Roof' products, Tesla announced last year that they are bringing together a lot of technologies under one roof at their newly acquired factory in Buffalo, now known as 'Gigafactory 2'. It includes tech developed in-house by Tesla, some tech by Panasonic, and tech from SolarCity and its subsidiaries.
Elon Musk may be a workaholic, but in his spare time he's quite fond of video games. His first programming project was a Space Invaders-style game and he's recently tweeted about his enjoyment of Blizzard's Overwatch. So how better to appeal to him than by building a video game recreation of Tesla's Gigafactory?
That's what a team of Lithuanians thought, anyway. 41 gamers spent two days building and livestreaming a mockup of Tesla's Gigafactory inside Minecraft, a "sandbox" videogame which lets players build an almost infinite variety of structures inside a virtual world.
Ever since Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the automaker will decide on a location in Europe in 2017 for what the company has been referring to as 'Gigafactory 2', several countries have launched efforts to convince Tesla to build the plant in their country.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel are in Germany today to announce the acquisition of a German engineering group, Grohmann Engineering. Following the announcement, they held a press conference during which Musk emphasised that Tesla is planning "significant investments" in Germany and the conversation quickly moved to Tesla not only investing in engineering in Europe, but also in production.


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The world's oceans could see a 170 per cent increase in acidification by the end of the century, according to a research summary led by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
The main concerns related to ocean acidification are biodiversity loss and the destruction of marine ecosystems, leading to economic ramifications for communities dependent on these ecosystems.
The summary followed the world's largest gathering of experts on ocean acidification – the Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World, in 2012. It expressed concern that if CO2 emissions continue at the current rate, coral reef erosion will surpass reef building this century, and cold water coral reefs, located in the deep sea, may be unsustainable.
'Emissions reductions may protect some reefs and marine organisms but we know that the ocean is subject to many other stresses such as warming, deoxygenation, pollution and overfishing,' said Wendy Broadgate, deputy director of the IGBP. 'Warming and deoxygenation are also caused by rising carbon dioxide emissions, underlining the importance of reducing fossil fuel emissions. Reducing other stressors, such as pollution and overfishing, and the introduction of large-scale marine protected areas, may help build some resilience to ocean acidification.'
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Over the past decade, school administrators and teachers from around the nation have expressed a renewed interest in social and emotional learning (SEL). Studies indicate that implementation of SEL programs and practices can lead to improved academic achievement, reduced behavioral problems, and long-term employment benefits. However, there has been limited research on the adoption of SEL in school districts in any state. The purpose of this study was to inventory, categorize, and analyze the SEL programs and practices being implemented in many Texas public school districts and to determine their perceived impact. In addition, a database of the SEL programs and practices currently being utilized by responding districts was created and disseminated throughout the state. A descriptive, mixed methods research design was employed. Utilizing a self-selection sampling technique, an online questionnaire was sent to all 1216 school district superintendents in Texas. Respondents were queried about which SEL programs and practices were being implemented in their respective districts, how and why they were selected, the perceived impact of the programs and practices, and recommendations for other school districts. The data collected were analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Relationships between SEL program and practice implementation and school district characteristics (district size, type, expenditures per student, discipline rate, and academic rating) were examined. All of these data provided a thorough description of the SEL landscape in the Texas school districts that chose to respond.


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Spruce Grove Saints girls soccer season ends with historic turnaround
They did not take the top slot, but finished first in their division with a 6-2-4 record after having lost every game that they took to the field for last season.
Evan J. Pretzer
Jul 27, 2019 • 1 year ago • 1 minute read
Michelle Svarich poses with the U11 Spruce Grove Saints girls soccer team after coming in second during finals against the Southwest Sting July 14. This year the team nearly went all the way after losing every game they played the previous season. Photo by Supplied photo
The U11 girls Spruce Grove Saints soccer team erased 2018's season with championship medals this month.
The Spruce Grove Soccer Association club fell to the Southwest Sting 4-2 on July 14 to claim silver. They did not take the top slot, but finished first in their division with a 6-2-4 record after having lost every game that they took to the field for last season.
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Coach Michelle Svarich says they accomplished this due to not dwelling and building their characters.
"We talked about resilience and getting up when you fall down," she said. "We had not one single girl go down and out for most of the season. That is true on and off the pitch. These are tough women and last year meant absolutely nothing to them this year."
Other coaches throughout the league have even commented on how tough the girls are. Svarich went on to add Callie Mulroy was one of the players she noticed during the season. She said Mulroy was a good athlete and exhibited strength as her leadership skills for the other girls steadily developed.
"This season she communicated well and was so positive," Svarich said. "She was still a good player and not just from a player perspective, but mentorship and leadership, which is a big deal when you are 11."
They move to the U13 division next year. Svarich said they will be underdogs due to some of the other teams having bigger and stronger players, but they are ready to have fun and try to go far again.
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A Trump Presidency Means There's No Time to Lose
Posted by Caroline Nguyen 22sc on November 09, 2016
This is the second in a 5-part blog series on Gender and the Environment by Caroline Nguyen. The opinions expressed in this article are of the author's, and are not necessarily reflective of the views of GreenPAC.
Against all odds, against most predictions, Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States.
FiveThirtyEight, a website famous for analyzing polls and statistics during American elections, predicted that Hillary Clinton had a 71.4% chance of victory, seizing 302 electoral votes, while Donald Trump would win 235. Yet the reverse happened: Trump won with 306 electoral votes against Clinton's 232.
And so ends one of, if not perhaps the most, divisive, polarizing, negative, election in modern American history
I think it's important not to understate how divisive this election was. Exit polls show the distinct divide in voting between gender, race, income and inequality. For instance, while 58% of whites in the polls voted for Trump, 88% of blacks, 65% of hispanics and 65% of Asians voted for Clinton. The gender gap hasn't been this wide since 1976, with Clinton holding a 12% lead among women, and Trump with a 12% lead among men.
This is key because demographic blocs can hold distinct views on issues such as the environment. A survey from the Pew Research Centre show that American women are about 20% more likely to believe that global climate change is a serious problem and requires serious lifestyle changes. As I discussed in my previous blog, we already know that environmental issues are also feminist issues. So as I watched the election unfold, it was almost comical to see the differences between Clinton and Trump (both of whom received the majority of votes in their respective genders) in regards to their environment platforms.
With the rise of Trump and Republican majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the future of America's environmental policy does not bode well. Despite the risk that climate change poses to the global economy, not to mention human survival and the planet, the advancements made under the Obama administration will be attacked and potentially reversed. When the president-elect believes that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by China,wants to bring back coal industries, pledged to eliminate federal spending on climate change and cancel the Paris Agreement, it's hard to feel optimistic.
And don't even get me started on what he's said about women.
But now more than ever, in the face of polarization, political participation is needed. Although Trump won the majority of the Electoral College votes, he only received 47.51% of the popular vote, while Clinton received 47.65%. The country remains split, almost at the 50% mark. If Trump and the new Republican-led federal government wants to improve Congress' historically low approval ratings and achieve stronger national unity, it will have to appeal to the other half of the country's population who feel disenfranchised, angry and scared.
Ultimately, it will be up to citizens on both sides of the aisle to break the gridlock, and there's no better time than in this moment, while evidence of America's cultural divide remains fresh. Rather than sulking over the results or basking in victory, now is the time to hold politicians accountable and engage in the conversation, especially with the other half the country with whom you disagree. If you care about an issue such as climate change or gender inequality, educate yourself, become active in the movement, pursue meaningful conversation and communicate with your elected representatives, ensuring that they know our expectations and that they are held accountable for their actions.
Dialogue won't occur if no one communicates. Change won't happen if no one acts.
Caroline Nguyen is an intern at GreenPAC and a fourth year student at the University of Toronto, pursuing a specialization in Peace, Conflict and Justice Studies and a minor in French. Outside of class, she works for Canadian federal government and currently manages an environmentally sustainable and student-run café on campus, seeking to encourage local and green food service in the community.
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Did Roberts Outmaneuver The Liberal Justices?
In the world of politics, there are always two stories – what actually happened, and then what the media says happened. We are seeing this now, in the media analysis of the Roberts Court's ruling last Thursday regarding the individual mandate and Obamacare. Most of the major Sunday talk shows devoted much of their programs to a discussion of the ruling, and those discussions were largely dominated by two media memes.
"Underlying THE CHIEF JUSTICE's view that the Commerce Clause must be confined to the regulation of active participants in a commercial market is a fear that the commerce power would otherwise know no limits. As an example of the type of regulation he fears, THE CHIEF JUSTICE cites a Government mandate to purchase green vegetables. One could call this concern "the broccoli horrible." Congress, THE CHIEF JUSTICE posits, might adopt such a mandate, reasoning that an individual's failure to eat a healthy diet, like the failure to purchase health insurance, imposes costs on others.
When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous. The commerce power, hypothetically, would enable Congress to prohibit the purchase of all meat, fish, and dairy goods, effectively compelling Americans to eat only vegetables. Yet no one would offer the "hypothetical and unreal possibilit[y]" of a vegetarian state as a credible reason to deny Congress the authority ever to ban the possession and sale of heroin. THE CHIEF JUSTICE accepts just such specious logic when he cites the broccoli horrible as a reason to deny Congress the power to pass the individual mandate.
Finally, goes this line of reasoning, in the long run, Roberts has carved out ideological maneuvering room and earned political capital which the Court can use to limit the scope of government intervention in policy areas such as Section 5 of the Voting Rights act, or race-based affirmative action.
In short, the argument is that Roberts was quite willing to beat a tactical retreat on this one issue in order to better position the conservative wing of the Court to win the ideological doctrinal battle in the long run. And that explains the unusually harsh language exhibited by Ginsburg, who understood that Roberts had boxed the liberals in, and was none too happy about it.
Second, while it is true that Thursday's ruling may give Roberts, who is only 57 years old, more room across the next two decades to reshape the direction of the court's ideological direction, no one can be sure how that will play out. It seems to me that if ideology alone drove Roberts' decisions and that he was fixated on leaving the Court's conservative mark, repealing health care would be a very good place to start. Obamacare is, after all – as the Vice President infamously described it – a big effing deal. It's hard to anticipate any other ruling coming down the road that has the potential to affect so many people as did the Court's decision regarding health care. Given the stakes, I persist in thinking that a justice interested only in policy outcomes would have opted for a bird in the hand – repealing Obamacare – rather than playing a long game focusing on the elusive two birds in the bush.
For both these reasons, I stand by my earlier call: Roberts' decision is best understood institutionally, in terms of its implications for the Supreme Court's status and independence, than attitudinally based on Robert's ideological and policy preferences. Put another way, if Roberts was not the Chief Justice who bears primary responsibility for protecting the Court's institutional interests, he would have voted against the mandate. Or so I believe.
This does not tell us when Roberts arrived at his decision. It may very well be that it was late in the game, as he weighed the relative consequences of voting ideologically or institutionally. Only Roberts (and perhaps his law clerks) knows for sure. Perhaps someday some enterprising political scientist will dig through Roberts' papers to discover the answer. By then, of course, we will have more evidence on which to judge whether Roberts, as some are now arguing, was playing a deep and forward-looking game – and with what degree of success.


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I think wheel duro would play the major part in this variable.
I grind my own tools as well, I put a very steep chip relief and heavy rake angle on it. Hand stone it to razor sharp. The tool I use to turn the grooves off has about a 1/8" radius for the nose profile.
Lathe is set at 720 rpm, fast surface feed, I will check my lathe, not sure what the exact feed setting is.
I am not aware of any tangible data regarding grooved (actually threaded) vs smooth wheels and friction coefficients. I do see how grooved could be advantageous on dirty floors a bit.
Hey, there's a thought-I could thread the wheels for right hand and left hand threads, that way any debris gets cleared to the outside of the wheels!
How many people have been duped into thinking once the grooves are worn off the wheels are worn out and they have to buy new wheels?
I would say it depends on the person and conditions. Im fine with the outdoor wheels being smooth. Indoors, tread works better for me. However, I like it best in a range of 60 to 30% best. I could sell old smooth wheels off as "broken in", but usually have no takers.
That is exactly why I carry so many wheels sets. The Lufkin tx floor is needing a good cleaning again, nothing stays stuck to the floor anymore, not even outdoor wheels.
Going to change my cutter angle to more like a thick knife edge. Hoping to cut the high rebound wheels nicely.
john down the road from me has been letting me use the mill and lathe for motorcycle parts.Im trying for 2 wheels at a time when i make up a mandrel.
What speed and feed works best for turning a 96 ish wheel ferocious?
Not sure of my spindle speed as I installed a variable speed dc drive. I turn the speed up to a nice cut... but I have seen that some people cut at around 400 rpm.
Generally with plastics higher speed & feed is best. Too slow on either and you put too much heat into the substrate and it wants to melt instead of cut.
I cut my wheels at 760rpm and .002 per revolution feed.
I am cutting at 1700rpm on my modified Gemco.
Timmo recons your regrooving is awesome hebegebe.
My invite got moved to this weekend so i will give it a go on 700 ish rpm with a practice run on some dual pour zingers that were on a flyer5 plate tied to an engine crane i found in scrap metal bin as a replacement wheel for the crane.
They must have lifted a big engine as the plate is warped and the axles are bent.
The lathe owner just grabbed an expandable reem of the shelf ,threw 2 wheels on it and dialed it up and i copied what he did for the other 6 wheels.
I was worried that because the reem wasnt holding the wheels from the actual part of the hubs where the bearing outer races fit ,that the wheels would be out of true.But this wasnt the case as the two wheels were butted up to each other back to back and the reem was wound out gripping that small 8mm space between the bearings. i ran the wheels on the skates over the belt sanding machine and felt no ovalness of the wheels .
the job doesn't look like professional regroove but the thane is fresh.
Will be some noisey skids next time im skating as the white shamans are a little quiet and dont exite me as much.Sorry i have to apologise for being a hoon.
I wont be doing it again its too tricky .
Had to reshape the tip. Didnt back cut the bit at all and made the notch very steep. Like looking at the edge of an ax blade. Made the notch with a file then finished it with a jewelers file, razor sharp. Very pretty cuts on the thane now. In a few days Ill try it out on some soft wheels. Gotta cut the 85s down a bit to reshape and take away the rolled edges and radiuses.
Soft and hard to cut urethane, but didnt turn out too bad.
These were not cut to produce tread btw.
Last edited by fierocious1; April 22nd, 2018 at 05:20 PM.
Still at it. Steel cutting 12" hack saw blades.
A hack saw blade has a TOOTH SET, removes the material out of the way. You can choose your width of grooves,different tooth count hacksaw blades etc.
A hack saw blade can be set 90 degrees and parallel,therefor making every wheel exactly the same >Set the mic for size needed off the smallest worn wheel.
One cut reduces the heat in the cutting,(does it all at once) also makes a sharp edge in the groove valley,hence new surace breaks in 4 or 5 laps.
Note: Derby girls all smiley now,if possible? Hope is eternal,somewhat.
Are the motorcycle GP sidecars racers till on here?
Me,still skatin at 76,but not leading the pack? Must be my ATOM strokers?
Monday night adult only still going strong 6 years non stop. Skateland Mesa,Arizona. NO yelling DJ just music,3 fast then 2 slower all session and not so loud you can't hear and talk.
Having a hard time making new regular weekly fun and exercise skaters,the millennials are just not that interested in it in today's world.
Really a strange group of kids,they have no handtools and no handskills,do not want to work on anything. No motorcycles or hot rod cars. And the worse part? They have little to none, competitive spirit. Have no idea where we are headed in tomorrow's world.
I see the lack of drive a lot. No mechanical abilities or want to learn them... a new low in the US.
We got a pretty good adult night going on on Wednesday night at Holiday Skate Center in Orange, here in Cali. I am going to be driving through Phoenix around May 22nd, but no time to stop. Leaving Cali for Texas. Gonna build a house on Lake Travis. But first we are going to land in Killeen. Cheaper rents than renting near Austin. Then when the house is build, we'll have a short move from Killeen to Lago Vista. I guess I'll be doing my skating in Austin soon.


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In recent years most CQWIC events have been held at RAF Leuchars in Fife which is roughly mid-way between the low flying areas and ranges of the Scottish Highlands to the north and Scottish Borders and Northern England to the south which avoids long transit flights and allows operating aircraft to take off almost straight into their exercise roles. The exercise area is selected daily depending on the weather and the relevant task allocated to the CQWIC Students who then have to prepare their operational plan, conduct general and formation briefings prior to a preset launch time, usually in the early afternoon. To limit noise nuisance in the vicinity aircraft formations taking part launch in fairly rapid succession over about an hour with landings being even more concentrated.
Tornado F.3 from 56(R) Sqn.(OCU) with support from 25 Sqn. which also operated aircraft from now disbanded 11 Sqn. as well as participation by Leuchars based 43 Sqn.
Tornado GR.4 from 9, 12, 13, 31 and 617 Sqns. but none in the markings of the OCU (XV (R) Sqn.).
Harrier GR.7 and T.10 from 20(R) Sqn. (OCU) with support from 1 and 3 Sqn.
AEW was provided by an E-3D Sentry of 8/23 Sqn. and Sea King AEW.7s of 849 Sqn. Threat simulation was by Falcon 20s of FRA along with Hawks from 100 and 19(R) Sqns.
A Hercules C.3 from the Lyneham Transport Wing and a Leuchars based Gazelle AH.1 of 3(V) Flt. Army Air Corps.
Non-UK participation from five F-15C and one F-15D of the Lakenheath based 493rd Fighter Squadron.
Included among these were the 13 Sqn. Tornado GR.4 in 90th. Anniversary markings and a 25 Sqn. Tornado F.3 in the new dark grey colour scheme. The latter subsequently suffered a systems failure and returned during the mass launch with arrestor hook down but rolled to a halt without engaging the arrestor cable and was quickly and efficiently made safe and removed without delay.
With thanks to Flt. Lt. Wardlaw, Corporate Communications Officer, RAF Leuchars for arranging the photo-opportunity.


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New U.S. Ambassador Kennedy arrives in Japan
Nov. 15, 2013	07:05 pm JST	 Nov. 15, 2013 | 07:46 pm JST
By YURIKO NAGANO
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smartacus
Nov. 15, 2013	04:31 pm JST
Isn't the horse-drawn carriage, with Japanese attendants dressed in ancient European court wear, a bit anachronistic and inappropriate for Japan?
Exactly one week short of 50 years from the day her father was murdered in Dallas. Can't help but take note of the timing.
rickyvee
i'd say a large number of ambassadors fall into the third category. raise a couple million dollars for a presidential campaign, and you, too, could be an ambassador. fortunately, the position, especially in japan, is like a two year all-expense paid vacation.
Mariam Tebourbi
A jinrikisha with people dressed as samurai and geisha would be more appropriate I think :D
edojin
A touch of Camelot has come to Japan. Hope all goes well for Caroline ...
Kennedy will be taken in a horse-drawn carriage
That's really getting ridiculous. And she is bringing a calumet pipe ?
A jinrikisha with people dressed as samurai and geisha
That's what the next Japanese ambassador in the US should do.
Frederick Shapiro
In my view, there is nothing wrong with ceremony, nothing wrong in making it a special day for Japan, and for Ms. Kennedy. She is a brilliant, forceful, and dynamic individual, with the Kennedy DNA. She should be celebrated, not diminished, by sideline nonsense. I think some are a little to quick to judge! Been in Japan a day and already put down!
Bunchan1
Frederick ShapiroNov. 15, 2013 - 08:59PM JST
Well said give Ms. Kennedy some credit, instead of tearing her apart!
toshiko
She is a female. Samurai would not ride with geisha. Jinrikisha is not like Basha, This is hearsay I snooped from gossipping classmates of Empress Nagako. Japanese houses are easy to snoop. In Gakushin (Joshi- girls) students went to school with Jinrikisha. Only Princess' jinrikisha could get inside the school gate. Nobles daughters could not. When Princess Nagaoko stopped to come they knew she was going to marry a prince. They gossipped how many concubines she has to mingle. But found none later. So, not jinrikisha that do not get inside of kokyo Imperial Palace). Smaurai and Geisha together? Then they have to have Harakiri and Uchikubi simulation. Beside, who will be able to draw jinrikisha? Japanese people are freed with Constitution but female have many obstructions in their culture. Ms/ Kennedy will be able to encourage female politicians that they can be more than just elected House members. Basha will enable people to see Carolyn than Limo. She is a good role model for Japanese than S. Korean female President.
Jean Val-Jean
Mrs Kennedy is the best thing since sliced bread!
Now, seriously, I'm fairly sure she'll do a swell job as ambassador. John Roos did fine, too. But, I still think she ought to return Obama's ear. (Note! That's a pun from the article, a form of humour.)
Many Japanese people had a chance to see a Female Ambassador from USA on a horse cart.
Vast Right-Wing Conspirator
She is a joke as an ambassador, as were her two predecessors. Japan is NOT the country to choose as a way to reward local political partisans. This region is too important and volatile to have an inexperienced representative. Make her the ambassador to Belgium, or perhaps Ecuador. But not one of the US's most important strategic partners. It again shows that the President is a lightweight, in a job that he is not very good at.
"U.S. ambassadors to Japan can be grouped into three categories, Nakayama said. They are big political names, Japan experts and those with close ties to the president. Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and former Senator Mike Mansfield fall into the first type. Edwin Reischauer, President Kennedy's envoy, would be the second.
Nakayama puts Caroline Kennedy, an attorney and author, in the third group"
Caroline Kennedy is a big politcal name as well as having close ties to the president. And she can read "Nihon de oaimashou," so she should make a great ambassador!
globalwatcher
Vast Right-Wing ConspiratorNov. 15, 2013 - 10:55PM JST
First of all, your name is very misleading. It does not represent what you are.
Fault!!! She is a perfect choice. Her job objectives is to play a role of liaison between two countries. She should be evaluated highly for her easy accessibility to the White House in time of disaster and crisis.
Hope you are man enough to give her a full support before commencement of her job.
EthanWilber
Caroline Kennedy may not be the kind of ambassador whom Japan is exactly looking for in terms of strengthening its tie with its closest ally in dealing with the increasing growing Chinese influence in Asia. But looking on the bright side, she does have a very good personal relationship with President Obama since she played a significant role during Obama's 2008 presidential campaign against then predominant candidate - Hillary Clinton. If there is a crisis, she surely can pick up the phone and call the Whit House directly. (bypass the normal protocol. )
In addition, her ex-husband, Andrew Cuomo, current Governor of New York State is warming up for his Presidential bid in 2016.
That being said, Caroline Kennedy may be more than just a ceremonial figure. However, personally I think that Obama should have chosen a more experienced candidate for the ambassador to Japan.
pochan
Nov. 16, 2013	12:04 am JST
Given the advances in communication in the last few decades and the speed of international travel I think that ambassadors now play a much more symbolic and ceremonial role, in that sense she is a perfect choice.
This region is too important and volatile to have an inexperienced representative.
If anything serious did flare up in the region I doubt that she would have any real part in the decision making.
I hate foods
Sweet Caroline. Her smile is the best diplomatic weapon in the world. Let's see what she will bring more to Japan.
TrevorPeace1
She may have her president's ear, but his ear doesn't listen. She's nothing but a shill for an increasingly unimportant and disappointing country. To give her the benefit of the doubt as a representative of the US to Japan is about equal to giving the benefit of the doubt to a representative from China.
In addition, her ex-husband, Andrew Cuomo,
You're confusing. Caroline's ex-husband is Schlossberg and they are not even officially divorced. There is only one newsworthy thing about him : he is a gadzillionaire that owns so many business shares in Japan that the White House had to spend half a year checking his companies will not be too overtly favored by the Embassy's business support services. Not easy to avoid giving the impression that the position has been bought twice, once by Mrs with her fund-raising, and another time by Mr. lobbying for his interests.
give her a full support before commencement of her job.
Starting with a colonial parade.
phone and call the White House
Really an obsession. The White House doesn't need to be called, they listen to the phone calls, read the emails, spies the meetings of everybody else on the planet, so they already know everything.
Fadamor
It's been a tradition that ambassadors are received in this manner, just like soldiers receiving full military honors at Arlington cemetery and deceased U.S. presidents are taken to their grave site by a horse-drawn cassion. Tradition often supersedes modern technology.
??? So if it had only been six days short, then it would have not been worth mentioning?
She is a joke as an ambassador, as were her two predecessors.
Interesting. She steps off the plane and before she even has a chance to present her credentials, you're labeling her "a joke". Just another reason to summarily discard anything you post into the trash can.
Ehh... No. You're confusing KERRY Kennedy with CAROLINE Kennedy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Kennedy
@cos: You are right. She has been married to her husband for 20 years. Cuomo 20 years ago? Now?
OssanAmerica
While I've never been a "Kennedy's Fan" I think we should give her a chance. Japan on one hand doesn't require a mile of diplomatic credentials because like the UK, it's a close ally. But at the same time, the importance of Japan to US policy has been multiplied by our friends in Beijing. She's smart, eloquent, has a full head of hair and who knows, she might even end up on a Presidential ticket eventually.
BrainiacNov. 15, 2013 - 04:31PM JST Isn't the horse-drawn carriage, with Japanese attendants dressed in ancient European court wear, a bit anachronistic >and inappropriate for Japan?
They've been doing it since the late 1860s or something like that. And the British obviously even longer. Harmless old tradition not really worth complaining about.
@Ossan: Hi, Someone did not check about Cuomo at Dem. party office. Mario Cuomo is an old man who has 50 years marriage wife . He has a son who married to 2erry Kennedy who is a daughter of Robertt Kennedy, not Ambassader Kennedy. Right now, Dem ia only interested in recruitting Hillary who is too bysy kkeping her eyes on her husband, but you never can tell she wll be but No Cuomo movment.
As I recall she's the sister of John Jr. who died in a plane crash years ago. I thought she had withdrawn from an active political life and had decided to take care of her then ailing uncle Ted. Wish her well in her role as diplomat.
genjuro: I think she took the Ambassador job because it is a diplomat job and she did not consider ti is a politic position, I'd bet.
USNinJapan2
Looking forward to meeting her in a couple of weeks...
paulinusa
"As the first woman to serve as U.S. ambassador to Japan, Kennedy may also be a role model in a country that traditionally has restricted the role of women, said Toshihiro Nakayama, professor of international politics at Aoyama Gakuin University."
I will say this: Japanese women young and old will idolize her.
BlueSushiRedRamen
This cant be good. Since Abe and Obama have different political views, we can only hope that Miss/Mrs. Kennedy won't screw things up.
Jessicca Robertt
welcome to Japan U.S. Ambassador Kennedy! its good news for us that Kennedy arrived in the great country Japan.
She met PM Abe. Looks like Abe skipped some of his busy schedule. I think Abe valued to meet Carolin more thnn some countries trying to get Japanese economical aides. Anyway, Abe is a rare Japanese politician who do not hate women,
Japan may consider further stimulus package for COVID-19-hit economy: Kono
Jan. 15	06:30 am JST	 Jan. 15 | 03:23 pm JST
Kono calls U.S. Capitol riot shocking; yearns for 'good old days'
Japan welcomes Britain's plan to send aircraft carrier group to Asia


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A traditional market in Papua. (Antara Photo/Iwan Adisaputra)
BY :MUHAMAD ROSYID JAZULI
Recent riots in West Papua and Papua, the two easternmost provinces in Indonesia collectively known as Papua, have put the spotlight of the international media on Indonesia in recent weeks. A prosperous Papua free from human rights abuses again seems like a pipedream.
Political activists such as the pro-Papua independence leader Benny Wenda and human rights lawyer Veronica Koman have gained worldwide media attention for their persistent effort to report abuse cases.
Nevertheless, there are also good news coming out of Papua that unfortunately attract very little media coverage.
Racist taunts against Papuan students in Surabaya had stoked up violence across West Papua and Papua that has resulted in dozens of deaths.
Some have seized the moment to bring back to the table the thorny issue of an independence referendum for the Papuans: will they stay with Indonesia or secede?
Activists like Benny and Veronica are now highly sought after by the international media to give an account of what is really happening in Papua.
Organizations like Amnesty International Indonesia is also in the spotlight for its consistent effort to expose human rights abuses in the region.
Their criticism of Indonesia focuses on the alleged failure of the government to deliver its promise to resolve human rights violations in Papua.
But deeper than that, the Papuans' protests are rooted in the historical dispute of whether or not Papua's integration into Indonesia was carried out legally according to international law.
Special Autonomy in Question
Even with speedier development recently, Papua still has a lot of problems with nary a solution in sight.
The current special autonomy law was thought to be a "master cure" for lagging development in Papua.
According to the law, only native Papuans can become regional and local leaders. The law also secures a vast amount of government cash transfer to the region to boost development.
Nevertheless, the law has also come in for heavy criticism.
According to J. Kristadi, Papua still suffers from chronic overlapping of policies and regulations.
The government cash transfer, for example, provides ample space for self-government and policy innovations, but regional policy initiatives are often not in line with central government policies.
It is not rare for the Papuan administration to overrule regional policies set by the central government.
The massive presence of military and police officers in Papua is also a huge problem.
Human resource development in Papua should be done by increasing opportunities for teachers and health workers to work in Papua, not by boosting the number of military and police officers stationed in the two provinces.
Fortunately, individuals such as Sigit Arifianto, Amalia Usmaianti and Billy Mambrasar, and some charity organizations have taken initiatives to improve education, the health service and economy in Papua.
Good News From Papua
Sigit came to Papua in 2017 as a volunteer teacher under a program called Indonesia Mengajar (Indonesia Teaches). He ended up teaching Papuan kids at a local elementary school for a full year.
There are many other volunteer teachers in Papua who came from different parts of Indonesia. Aside from Indonesia Mengajar, other programs such as SM3T, administered by the Education and Culture Ministry, also sends volunteer teachers to Papua.
Amalia is a doctor who served in Papua under a program called Nusantara Sehat organized by the Health Ministry.
A story of Amalia walking for hours with one of her Papuan patients to reach the nearest hospital went viral last year.
Billy is a native West Papuan who invented Kitong Bisa, a social enterprise with a focus on providing entrepreneurial training for young Papuans.
The organization also provides information on scholarships and employment opportunities for them.
Most recently, Kitong Bisa invited young leaders from around the world to share their experiences with Papuan youngsters.
What Sigit, Amalia and Billy are doing complement the efforts of activists like Veronica and Benny.
The social activists believe what Papua needs is to develop its human resources by improving education, economy and the health service. The human rights activists believe a better Papua can only be realized when past and present human rights abuses are resolved and Papua exists as an independent country.
Amplify the Good News
These days the media seems to give more portion to human rights-based perspectives on Papua. We need to make the effort to amplify the good news from Papua, such as the stories of what happened to Billy, Sigit and Amalia.
The objective of amplifying the good news is not to cover up the dark and complicated past of the region or the tumultuous relationship between Papua and Indonesia, but to give more options for people who want to help to develop Papua.
Papua's special autonomy law has so far failed to encourage Papuans to improve their skills.
By amplifying the good news from the region, a more encouraging discourse on improving Papua's human resources may become a new focus of the media.
As one Papuan woman writer said, the region needs more teachers and medical workers than soldiers.
Muhamad Rosyid Jazuli is a researcher at Paramadina Public Policy Institute


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Failure to match up your tickets exactly with the official documents may result in being denied boarding your flights until the ticket is reissued (which incurs change fees).
It is always best to check with the embassies of the countries you want to visit to make sure you know their latest visa requirements.


Join us after work to get your hands dirty at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool where you'll assist our Site Manager in a habitat restoration workday, then we'll head over to Clark Street to enjoy a beer and talk about the amazing wildlife that rely on the Lily Pool for food, shelter and breeding habitat. Advance Registration Required.
5 p.m.-7 p.m. (or sunset) one weekday per month. Subject to reasonable weather.
Contact Aaron Hammond for more information.


"Going Green" in Bellingham has always been a reflection our core values. We're known for it. Our community started curbside recycling back in the day, created a Buy Local campaign that has been adopted around the country, leads in energy efficiency awareness and other green initiatives.
We also like to get outside, dress up and get some exercise together. As much as possible it seems. On Saturday, March 12, Bellingham will come together for the 5K & 8K Runnin' O' the Green to celebrate our greenness.
Fitness freaks, families and friends get out the green bling and put their smiles on to run from Boundary Bay to Boulevard Park, into Fairhaven, down Taylor Street dock and back to the finish at yes, the center of our universe- Boundary Bay Brewery.
The fun is hosted by Bellingham Parks and Recreation and your MC for the day is the interminable Lance Romo. He's there to make sure you have a fun, safe time. Yes, it's a kilt.
He may even have you raise your hands in a pledge before you start!
The roads will be secured with the help of Bellingham's finest, certified, flaggers, volunteers and a gorilla.
If you have difficulty reading maps, this is a great opportunity for you!
5K – turn right at the gorilla.
GO Green! May the Luck of the Irish be with you.
As far as the Finish Line goes…There just happens to be a parade too!


Project 420, a small Der Riese map with lots of weird textures that make the entire affair feel like, well, a trip. Enjoy.
Here it is, project_420 updated NO shooting zombie for some people lol, a small der riese map with a lot of craaazy textures!
NOTE: This is my first released map, so hope you have a blast,and have fun. To load the old map for single player Nazi_zombie_420 download before this update made a new load name so you could keep old one too. If you are downloading this one new type Nazi_zombie_pro420 made a load screen for both in solo .
420 is made for 420 lol and was a lot of fun making and playing , a map with 3 windows, 3 room and is wide open in case all goes wrong.
custom Weapons and some free weapons yes free, you will see Y.
Custom Pack A Punch cheese names from are man Z.K c.cube ,Custom Weapon,skins,buyable ending and more by me.3 teleports that give you a escape and a high lol.


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Idkerberget norr är en bebyggelse norr om gruvhålet i Idkerberget i Borlänge kommun. Bebyggelsen ingick fram till 2020 i tätorten, men vid avgränsningen 2020 delas tätorten av SCB upp i två småorter och denna bebyggelse klassades som en separat småort.

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QinetiQ innovations in the renewable energy sector
Happy World Intellectual Property Day! This week we have been sharing a series of blogs and content to celebrate Intellectual Property (IP), both tips and best practice and a showcase of our IP.
For 2020, World IP Day puts innovation – and the IP rights that support it – at the heart of efforts to create a green future as the actions we take today will shape our tomorrow. QinetiQ is primarily known as a defence and security company. But its technology often finds application outside its traditional markets. One such area is in support of the wind power industry, as explained in this blog by Alan Wilkinson, QinetiQ Intellectual Property (IP) Specialist.
This article describes the stories behind the discoveries that contributed to such growth in the industry. It demonstrates the power that wind energy plays in delivering climate goals globally and how IP has been fuelling that from the outset.
Wind energy: a snapshot
11% of the world's population is currently vulnerable to climate change impacts such as droughts, floods, heat waves, extreme weather events and sea-level rise. Burning fossil fuels still remains a dominant cause for this via the warming effects of their greenhouse gases. They are non-renewable and currently supply around 80% of the world's energy.
Already the average global temperature has increased by 1 °C. Warming above 1.5°C risks further sea level rise, extreme weather, biodiversity loss and species extinction, as well as food scarcity, worsening health and poverty for millions of people worldwide. The IPCC warns that fossil fuel emissions must be halved within 11 years if global warming is to be limited to 1.5°C.
Renewable energy sources are a widely acknowledged solution. Wind energy is one of the most popular globally. From 2000 to 2015, cumulative wind capacity around the world increased from 17,000 megawatts to more than 430,000 megawatts, according to the National Geographic.
Industry experts predict that if this pace continues, by 2050 one third of the world's electricity needs will be supplied by wind power (Nat Geo). QinetiQ technology supports the lidar systems and radar stealth solutions required by wind farms that will help deliver this pace.
Finding suitable locations for the production of wind energy is dependent on many factors, including electromagnetic interference considerations and wind resource assessment.
Wind turbines cause electromagnetic interference with weather radars because the signals reflected off the tower and moving blades are indistinguishable from objects such as rain or hail that they are designed to detect. This means that wind farms have been largely prohibited near to weather stations and air traffic control systems which are affected in a similar manner.
EDF Energies Nouvelles, the renewable subsidiary of EDF, wanted to find a way to enable the coexistence of a wind farm, made up of 35 turbines, and a weather radar located 22km away.
Scientists at QinetiQ analysed the radar cross section of the wind turbine, and came to the surprising realisation that a turbine blade contributes significantly to the interference of radar systems. They then concluded that localised application of a radar absorbing material can give good radar cross section reduction at a lower cost than treating the whole structure. Cue a lightweight, radar-absorbing solution, which could be integrated with the turbine without significantly altering the turbine physical characteristics or manufacturing process.
QinetiQ's patented technology represents a breakthrough for the wind energy sector, and demonstrated excellent enhancement and application of what was originally defence technology.
The application of QinetiQ's stealth technology to these turbines achieved a reduction of up to 99% of radar interference. As a result, the Ensemble Eolien Catalan wind farm was able to be installed near Perpignan in June 2016 with minimal impact. This 35-turbine wind farm is the largest in France, and generates power equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 120,000 people.
Stealth wind turbines now had a chance to thrive in what were previously unobtainable areas.
World-firsts
Wind resource assessment is yet another hurdle for seeking out the best locations for wind farms. It typically includes a meteorological survey, which is complex and expensive when conducted using traditional methods. Scientists working at QinetiQ in the early 2000s realised they could solve this problem by using a novel, compact and portable lidar wind speed sensor.
Originally developed for aerospace applications, such as determining relative airspeed of aircraft, lidar wind speed measurement works by monitoring the movement of airborne particles such as aerosols, dust and pollen. The technique relies on the assumption that such airborne particles will be moving at the same speed as the air in which they are suspended. Wind speed may therefore be inferred by measuring the laser light reflected from the airborne particles passing through a particular volume of air.
QinetiQ's laser research, combined with the emergence of new technology in telecommunications, lead to a series of world-first achievements, including the first installation of a wind lidar on a wind turbine.
Development of the ground-based wind lidar continued apace, culminating in QinetiQ's ZephIRTM 150 fleet of ground-based wind lidar systems.
QinetiQ was aware that long-term exploitation of its wind lidar technology would rely on a strong portfolio of intellectual property rights (IPR). Through the dedication and expertise of its technical and legal teams, QinetiQ has been able to secure over 40 granted patents for its wind lidar technology and to obtain registered trademark protection for the ZephIR mark.
The IPR portfolio was to prove instrumental in subsequent commercialisation when, in 2007, QinetiQ exclusively licensed its wind lidar technology for exploitation within the wind energy market to UK based company Fred Olsen Limited. ZephIR Limited was also founded in 2007 by Fred Olsen Limited to manufacture wind lidars under the licence.
Since its inception in 2007 ZephIR Limited and successor company ZX Lidars have continued to develop QinetiQ's patented technology to provide a diversified range of wind lidar platforms for a variety of applications.
Achieving our goals
These technology innovations continue to fuel what is recognised as the fastest growing renewable energy resource. Renewables themselves are projected to account for more than a quarter of electricity production by 2040, according to BP.
Not only do they fulfil the Paris Agreement – a United Nations agreement signed by 194 states and the EU – but renewables are crucial to reducing air pollution, improving health and wellbeing, whilst providing affordable and accessible energy.
Whilst also being commonly cited as the most efficient renewable energy, the global wind industry drives the creation of new jobs and could employ over six million people worldwide by 2050, compared to about one million currently, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
To fulfil climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, annual investment in onshore wind needs to triple from 2018 to 2050, totalling $211 billion globally, whilst offshore wind investment would need to more than quintuple, to $100 billion, according to the same report from IRENA.
QinetiQ is proud to have had an impact on the beginning of this important journey. Find out more about our unique IP past and present in our series of IP blogs this week.


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Home GENERAL NEWS SPORT Basketball body sets AGM date
Basketball body sets AGM date
Zambia Basketball Association Southern League
THE Zambia Basketball Association (ZBA) has set March 15 as the date for its elective annual general meeting that will be held in Kitwe.
Shawki Fawaz and the entire executive committee are set to re-contest their positions having been elected into office in July last year. That came after the Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) upheld a vote-of-no-confidence that was passed in the then Boniface Kambikambi led executive committee.
ZBA vice president, north, Andrew Nyirenda, who announced his intention to contest his seat, said the elective AGM will be held in Kitwe and that members were free to challenge for any position.
Nyirenda said in an interview that he was seeking another term in office to finish off a number of programmes that his executive committee initiated.
He said since the new executive committee was ushered in office, a number of programmes aimed at improving the level of basketball in the country had been initiated singling out the introduction of the under-14 league on the Copperbelt.
Nyirenda named the under-14 league that was held in collaboration with schools as one progressive programme that would allow for a strong foundation for basketball in the country.
He said the current leadership had also managed to bring on board corporate community that expressed interest in offering their support to the sport.
"We have a number of programmes that we started last year which are aimed at uplifting the level of the sport in the country. I therefore feel the need to be part of a delivering team that put in place the referees and coaches committees that did not exist previously," he said.
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Norwin Game Knights Event - Numenera - Into the Violet Vale
You need to make sure you are prepared with this crew!
Open Game Night
Once a month the Norwin Game Knights, a local tabletop gaming club in Western Pennsylvania, gathers to play some awesome games. On a typical night we've got everything from Settlers of Catan to dominoes going strong in the basement of a local church. Usually we also have a role-playing game taking place, and we've had one-shots of Savage Worlds, Basic Fantasy RPG, and Numenera over the last year. Numenera holds a rather special place within our group though, since the very first RPG at the Norwin Game Knights was a year ago when I first brought that thick orange book to the table.
So this month I wanted to do something special since its our RPG anniversary!
This summer I ran two sessions of Into the Violet Vale at Gen Con 2014 and I thought I'd share this wonderful adventure with my players back home. This rather unique adventure was written just for Gen Con. But now that the adventure is on sale at Monte Cook Games, the cat's out of the bag. I thought it was about time that I run a session with some of my favorite gamers (and a brand new player!) and put together a little summary of our excursion.
First, let me say that there are spoilers in this adventure summary, so if you haven't played Into the Violet Vale, and you intend to, you may want to skip this section entirely. Otherwise, feel free to read on!
Second, if this adventure seems compressed its only because I had 3 hours in which to get the game ready, introduce the system to a new player, and then run the game. Typically at a convention you'd have four hours.
Clockwise from bottom left: Andy, Michelle (observer, and Michael's Mom), Bobbie, me (Jim), Emily, and Michael
Remmi, a Graceful Nano who Talks with Machines, played by Emily
Benthre, a Charming Jack who Fuses Flesh with Steel, played by Michael
Rygax, a Mlox Jack who Sees Beyond, played by Andy
Daylen, a Learned Jack who Wears a Sheen of Ice, played by Bobbie
Adventure Summary
Our incredible band of numenera hunters, Remmi, Benthre, Rygax, and Daylen, had become rather renown in the Steadfast as folks who could get any job done. While this sort of fame can be extremely useful in some situations, it can also cause unforeseen complications. So when the four adventurers found themselves in Sharash recently, they were all dragged before the vile and evil Baron Asdren, who demanded their services. The Baron was being plagued by a local rebellious militia called the Steel Star. This group of guerrillas had been quite successful in disrupting trade and communication in the area around Sharash, but recently lost their edge when their leader, a "woman" named Sinter, was revealed to be an artificial life form. Some of the rebels turned on Sinter, forcing her to flee into the wilds.
Baron Asdren demanded that the party hunt down Sinter and bring her to Sharash alive. The Baron was just as interested in Sinter's form and powers as he was in stopping the rebellion. At first the numenera hunters had balked at the idea, and that was when the Baron unleashed his wicked plan: he informed each character that he had captured one of their second cousins and was holding them hostage!
When this did not have the desired effect, the Baron chirped in that he would also pay each character 200 shins!
Long-story short, the party went out into the wilds and managed to track down Sinter. It wasn't especially hard, since she seemed rather melancholy and disinterested in preserving her own "life." But no matter, she was tackled and bound with a special cord that would keep her from using her full artificial strength.
Of course this is where our story begins…
Along the trail back to Sharash the party encountered a small encampment alongside the road. The numenera hunters were careful to keep an eye out for rebellion participants who could still be loyal to Sinter, so this camp seemed potentially dangerous. Rygax decided that caution was necessary, and so he stealthily approached the camp. Remmi, the problem-child that she was, preferred to throw caution to the wind, so while her Mlox pal skulked forward she bounded behind him rather noisily. The two reached the camp around the same time, leaving Daylen and Benthre to watch over Sinter.
The camp seemed abandoned but only recently so. There were three tents and a small fire at the center. All of the tents were full of supplies, and at first there was no sign of guards or patrols. Remmi took a look around the camp's perimeter and instantly became the 9th World's greatest detective (Emily rolled a 20 on an Intellect-based Perception roll). The Graceful Nano was able to tell that there were about six humans in this area, and that recently they were attacked by something… something large. Finding a few large footprints, she figured that the creature was a massive biped. Remmi also found some dung, which she… tested.
This led to several jokes about vitamin deficiencies, monster bowel regularity, and pro-biotic yogurt commercials. It also led to Remmi chucking a piece of poo at Rygax, which got lodged in his third eye.
Once the Activia jokes started flying Emily couldn't keep it together.
After clearing the dung from he third eye, Rygax continued to check the tents and came across a note from a journal. The camp belonged to the rebels, and some of those that were loyal to Sinter were preparing an ambush on the bounty hunters that had captured her (the adventuring party). Rygax read this aloud, and once Sinter heard it, she took off towards the trees.
Nows a good time to discuss the foliage surrounding the camp. There were two distinct types of plants that grew in this area, both in great number. First were the great fern trees, that stood between twenty and forty feet high. These were typical for the region. But the other plants were not. Strange purple plants, about waist high at most. Daylen, the party's botanist, was going to get a chance to get a good look at these plants very soon since she was the one chasing Sinter. The artificial woman got free of Benthre and charged right into a grove of the purple plants. Benthre took off after her, but stumbled when trying to run up a hillside, so Daylen used the fallen jack as a springboard and continued bounding after Sinter.
Here is where things got… weird.
The rest of the party followed in the direction that Sinter and Daylen traveled, but by the time they found the trail, it seemed to be four hours old. Eventually they came across the Learned Jack and her quarry; Daylen had used the cable and a nearby fern to cause Sinter to stumble. But when the team turned it appeared that the clearing the party just entered was actually twenty miles away from the camp they just left seconds ago. Searching the area, the only sign of interest was the corpse of one of the rebels, sticking out from beneath a bush. It looked like the rebel's head had been crushed just an hour beforehand by something large… possibly the poo-dropping sixteen foot tall monster. The team was going to pick the pockets of the dead man when they heard a thumping. Remmi turned north and saw a misty, nearly ethereal creature moving towards the team!
Rygax ordered the numenera hunters to move, and started running east. Going through a dense part of the forest, the party exited the ferns and it became night. Another shocking change in time became even more strange and alien when Daylen came across the decaying and worm-eaten body of the rebel they saw just a few minutes before. At least three weeks had to have passed for the body to be in that condition.
Andy's seen a lot of stuff in Numenera, but he's never experienced the craziness of the Violet Vale!
Something was warping space and time, and Daylen had a pretty good idea what it was. Given that the purple plants seemed to have an alien origin, and that they were warping the gravity fields of the native ferns around them, she deduced that they were the cause of the time-jumping. But then the booming footprints started up again. The "Pale Stalker" found the team again, and again Rygax shouted "run!"
The numenerians ran for twenty minutes, at least until they stopped hearing the thunderous footsteps of the creature. But they had to stop abruptly when they ran right into a sheer cliff-face. The Black Riage lay before the team, the mountain range that was previously thirty or more miles away was now blocking their path! There were some plants on the ground of another color here, this time yellow. Benthre felt compelled to check one, and when it "poofed" in his face, he panicked but was able to get the weird substance off. Daylen identified the plants as "Shrill Blooms" and kept a few… just in case.
There wasn't anything else of interest at the bottom of the cliff. Stumped the team looked at each other and shook their heads. And then a light voice spoke up in Remmi's mind. Sinter felt that she had a connection of sorts with the nano who could converse with machine-kind, and she requested that the party give her some trust. Sinter offered to aid the party in their quest to get free of the Violet Vale so long as they free her from her bindings. Nothing else seemed to be on the table, so the team agreed and let Sinter free.
Traveling along the side of the mountain face, it wasn't long until time and space jumped again, and rather than a cliff there was a massive ivory tower. The front of the tower was guarded by two brutish looking creatures wielding clubs. Taking this as an opportunity to use his charm, Benthre's mechanical form strutted forward and he started talking with the creatures. The jack spent a few minutes talking until he realized that he wasn't getting anywhere. It was about that time that the doors opened and a female form came out from inside the tower. She introduced herself as Lady Weiss, and she welcomed the party to the Violet Vale.
Upon some questioning, the Lady admitted that she had a way out of the Vale but that she would want something in return for the trouble of using her special device. The head of the Pale Stalker is what she sought, claiming that the creature was troublesome and had harmed her other creations on occasion. The numenera hunters agreed to the trade and set off to slay the misty predator once and for all!
Dry erase markers and ceramic tiles - perfect to sketch out the encounter scene!
Ambushing the Pale Stalker ended up being fairly easy for the team. Daylen was able to launch several arrows at the creature as it charged them, and before it could reach the team Remmi commanded Sinter to start striking. Actually, Sinter's heavy fist would end up causing the beast quite a bit of damage… the Steel Star leader was quite the soldier! The creature had a hard time landing a claw on any one of the characters, they were just that good! Benthre's crushing mace unbalanced the beast while Rygax's arrows pierced flesh and tore tendons and muscle. Eventually the Pale Stalker would collapse… the nightmarish creature was nothing more than a paper tiger in the face of this amazing troupe of hunters.
Lady Weiss was good on her word, and used her device, a teleportation platform, to send the party on to Sharash. From there, the team would need to decide on whether or not they would join Sinter and those few forces who remained loyal to her, or of they would turn her over to the Baron Asdren.
Quotes from the Table
"So who's my Jude Law in all of this?" - Emily felt like her character was a Sherlock Holmes type.
"Okay, diplomacy sounds like the perfect thing to do with a giant monster…" - Andy wasn't certain that Emily's idea to give the Pale Stalker a warm hug would be beneficial to the party.
Andy: "Let's run sideways."
Emily: "Like a crab?"
"I kind of want my second cousin over Sinter." - Michael
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Perhaps this has been documented before but here's what I'm getting.
Select some polys - do a BandSawPro. Have 2 uniform cuts. Select the one on the right and try to change it to 80% - it immediately changes to 303.8333%.
I've repeated this one over and over again.
Have you tried it on a different model?
If Bandsaw doesn't work, maybe try Cut (not the cut copy paste one! Look under "Modeler Tools"). It has a similar interface but has more options (including presets quickCut1,2,3) and overall does a better job.
I managed to figure out the bug.
If you type 80.0 - it works just fine.


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Armoured Car Shooting Survivor, Matthew Schuman, Overjoyed To See Son: Wife
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EDMONTON - The wife of an armoured car guard who survived a shot to the head in a violent robbery says he is improving and was overjoyed to see his son for the first time in hospital.
"He recognizes his family and was overwhelmed with joy to see our two-year old son for the first time (Sunday) night since the incident," Matthew Schuman's wife, Jennifer, said in a statement released Monday.
"He was eagerly attentive when our son attempted to describe a new toy he received. Matthew's communication skills are limited, but we do understand each other."
Schuman's wife, who does not share his last name and doesn't want hers published, said he was moved from an Edmonton hospital's intensive care unit to a monitoring ward on Friday.
"He is undergoing physiotherapy to regain full control over his motor skills, which are present but have been greatly affected."
Schuman, 25, was the only survivor when four guards working for security company G4S were shot at the University of Alberta on June 15 while they were reloading an ATM machine.
Travis Baumgartner, who was one of the crew on the job, was picked up a day later at the Canada-U.S. border with $330,000 in a backpack. He has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and robbery.
Schuman's wife said he had surgery the day of the shooting to remove the lodged bullet and was put into an induced coma.
His breathing tube was removed June 19 and he awoke soon after, she said.
"Our focus now is on Matthew's recovery as we try to restore a sense of normality in our lives."
Jennifer said the family appreciates the public's ongoing support.
There was also a statement Monday from the family of one of the armed guards who was killed.
Michelle Shegelski's relatives said their "tragic time" has been tempered "by the amount of caring we have been shown."
"Our lives will be forever changed and so will the lives of the people that she touched," read the statement from her husband, parents and other family members.
"She will live on in our memories forever."
A funeral for Shegelski, 26, was planned for Tuesday in Edmonton.
Private services were already held for Eddie Rejano, 39, and Brian Ilesic, 35.
Rejano was a married father of two young boys and only started working as a guard with G4S Canada in January.
Friends say he aspired to be a police officer and worked a second job as a gun range officer at the Wild West Shooting Centre at West Edmonton Mall.
Baumgartner, 21, is next to appear in court July 5.
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