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Chinese Dissident Released From Prison
Posted on June 26, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment
In this July 6, 2007 file photo, Hu Jia, right, and Zeng Jinyan, husband-and-wife activists, pose for a picture at their home in Beijing. Zeng said she visited Hu, who was jailed for sedition more than three years ago, in prison June 20, 2011. Jia was released Sunday, his wife said.
Prominent Chinese dissident Hu Jia has been reunited with his family after serving a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for inciting subversion. But his wife says she fears an existing health condition may have worsened because of his long jail term.
Zeng Jinyan announced on the Internet social network Twitter that her activist husband was released from prison early Sunday.
The 37-year-old Hu Jia remains under house arrest and is under heavy police guard.
Zeng said the couple were happy to be reunited and she was delighted with his release. But she told reporters she feared for her husband's health.
Zeng says before Hu went into prison he had early stage cirrhosis of the liver. She told Reuters they do not know how serious the cirrhosis has become because they have not been given medical reports by the prison authorities. She says her husband has been to the hospital for check-ups and is taking anti-viral medication.
Like dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who was released this past week, Hu has been warned by the authorities he faces further punishment unless he keeps silent and does not talk to news media.
Hu was convicted of inciting subversion of state power in 2008.
During the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics he published an open letter to the Chinese government entitled "The Real China and the Olympics." It called for an end to human rights abuses in the country.
Hu was also a vocal campaigner in the fight against AIDS and spoke out for the hundred of thousands of Chinese affected by the disease.
He was also critical of China's poor environmental policies.
Few believe Hu and Ai Weiwei's release signal a relaxation of the ruling Communist Party's biggest crackdown on dissent in two decades.
The Chinese government has been silencing dissidents since February out of concern that uprisings across the Arab world could also inspire similar political protests and revolts at home.
Scores of activist, rights lawyers and dissidents have disappeared, been placed under house arrest and warned to keep silent, often with threats to their family members.
Some analysts called Ai's release several days ago a calculated attempt to stop public protests and forestall criticism by European governments during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's four-day European tour, which began Saturday in Britain.
Beijing strongly denies it has given in to international condemnation to release any of its citizens it believes are a threat to its rule.
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Woods last earned a major title at the U.S. Open in 2008. Woods career was then sidetracked by injuries and off-the-course issues. I thought there could be a chance that the Warriors allow the Clippers to hang around, but they came out with the right intensity and took care of business despite all the player ejections. "It's kind of fun for us to watch other athletes in other sports and watch their determination and their adversity". As a team, the Warriors shot 49 percent from the field and 14 of 30 from the 3-point line as they never looked in danger after taking a 13-point lead going into halftime. We've got tons of sports fans and it's just fun.
Woods said the win was "unreal" for him.
Curry has played in some major golf tournaments over the years, including the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe, as well as the Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae Classic. "I applied what I learned from those and was able to seal the deal today". They topped the Los Angeles Clippers 121-104 in game one of their opening-round series on Saturday.


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Australian Researchers Achieve a Major Quantum Computing
Australian Researchers lead by a group at the University of New South Wales have been able to construct a quantum computing setup where two qubits were able to "communicate" with each other for the first time. This is an important breakthrough in the construction of fully functioning quantum computers.
As reported in Nature Communication, this is the first time that scientists have been able to control interactions between two of these qubits. But this is not the only success for the team. They also created quantum circuits with the lowest noise and even hold the record for the longest stable qubit – 30 seconds. The research group's aim is to build a silicon quantum computer atom by precisely positioned atom. With this approach, they hope to deliver a completely scalable quantum device.
"The combined results from these three research papers confirm the extremely promising prospects for building multi-qubit systems using our atom qubits," senior author Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons, said in a statement. "Our competitive advantage is that we can put our high-quality qubit where we want it in the chip, see what we've made, and then measure how it behaves. We can add another qubit nearby and see how the two wave functions interact. And then we can start to generate replicas of the devices we have created."
An artist's impression of two qubits
The team placed three phosphorus atoms inside a silicon chip. Two atoms made up one qubit and the remaining made up the other. The chip had electrodes patterned into it that allowed the team to control the interactions between the neighboring qubits. The team made sure that the atoms' spin became correlated so when one was pointing up the other was pointing down, and vice versa.
"These type of spin correlations are the precursor to the entangled states that are necessary for a quantum computer to function and carry out complex calculations," co-author, Dr Matthew Broome, formerly of UNSW and now at the University of Copenhagen, added. "This is a major milestone for the technology."
The team used a scanning probe to follow up the behavior and position of the qubits. One of the many interesting findings shows that the qubit's correlation occurs at 16 nanometers and not at 20 nanometers as theory expected, which might not seem like a huge difference but it is very important. They are currently the only group in the world that has an approach that tells them exactly the position of where their qubits are.
Quantum computing holds the promise of revolutionizing information technology. By harnessing the power of quantum mechanics, researchers expect to create devices that are faster and more powerful than anything that can be achieved currently, even with supercomputers. From new tech to new medicine, quantum computers could be used to simulate things like never before.
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On May 24, 2004 the California Secretary of State certified the incorporation of the Yucaipa Valley Water District Financing Corporation. The corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation duly organized pursuant to the laws of the State of California.
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The 147,215-square-foot 170 Park Ave. in Florham Park will house the company's corporate offices, manufacturing and research and development operations.
In New Jersey's largest office lease transaction for the first quarter of 2019, Celularity will be taking the entire 170 Park Ave. in Florham Park as its new headquarters. The clinical-stage cell therapeutics company will start moving to the Lone Star Funds-owned asset in April, consolidating its corporate offices, manufacturing and research and development operations.
The 147,215-square-foot property is part of 170-180 Park Ave., a two-building, 368,780-square-foot office campus. The asset underwent capital improvements, which resulted in design changes and new service-based amenities that emphasize employee engagement. Following Celularity's new lease, the campus has 70,000 square feet of vacant office space.
The property sits on 90 acres across The Green at Florham Park, a 268-acre, master-planned complex encompassing restaurants, New York Jets' training facility, BASF's North American Headquarters, the AVE Florham Park community, an ARCHER Hote and Summit Medical Group's latest and most advanced location. Nearby amenities include parks and golf courses, retailers and entertainment options, all located within a roughly 10-minute drive. Major thoroughfares such as routes 24 and 10, as well as interstates 287, 78 and 80, provide easy access throughout the entire area.
"Attracted in large part to the significant upgrades to infrastructure and amenities, Celularity seized the opportunity to become part of the innovative environment that's emerged in Florham Park," said Transwestern Commercial Services Principal James Postell, in a prepared statement.
Postell, Managing Director Matt McDonough and Vice President Dan Ligorner acted on behalf of the landlord in the lease transaction. Colliers New Jersey Life Sciences Practice Leader & Executive Managing Director Charlie Hatfield and Vice President Ryan Healy represented the tenant. Earlier this month, Colliers arranged another major office lease in Manhattan.


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People who have had procedures to open blocked heart arteries after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may have a higher risk of death, heart failure, heart attack and stroke if they have sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, compared to those who don't.
The presence of sleep disorders in ACS patients is an important predictor of major cardiovascular events after angioplasty.
DALLAS, June 15, 2016 — People who have had percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as angioplasty, for acute coronary syndrome could be at higher risk of death, heart failure, heart attack and stroke if they have sleep-disordered breathing, such as sleep apnea, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
"Sleep-disordered breathing, which includes snoring and sleep apnea, has long been recognized as an important risk factor for heart disease. However, there is limited awareness of sleep-disordered breathing among cardiologists who care for PCI patients," said Toru Mazaki, M.D., study author and chief physician of the Department of Cardiology, Kobe Central Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Researchers studied 241 patients (average age 64) with acute coronary syndrome, who were in the hospital after successful PCI. Researchers monitored patients' breathing overnight and followed the patients' health for an average 5.6 years, tracking deaths, strokes, recurrent acute coronary syndromes and hospital admissions for heart failure.
Co-authors are Takatoshi Kasai, M.D., Ph.D.; Hiroyoshi Yokoi, M.D.; Shoichi Kuramitsu, M.D.; Kyohei Yamaji, M.D., Ph.D.; Takashi Morinaga, M.D.; Hisaki Masuda, M.D.; Shinichi Shirai, M.D. and Kenji Ando, M.D. Author disclosures are on the manuscript.
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Multimedia art is an art married with technology and that is why multimedia suppose to be mix media which is other popular terminology. So multimedia art is an art which has a technological aspects to it. It is a mix of human skill plus the work you do with technology.
How Maanas Lal got into Multimedia Art?
I held my first exhibition back in 2008 and since then I have participated in various exhibitions. I am member of many international art platform and geographically my work has travelled from Bangalore to Landon.
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1) Multimedia Art
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2) Basics of Computing
3) Basics of Brushwork
4) Editing Software
5) Printing Techniques
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Multimedia Art demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It discusses following headings for Skills in Multimedia Art:
6) Creative Eye
7) Artistic Hand
8) Understanding of Colours
9) Open Mindedness
Multimedia Art has an interesting list of Positives. The Talk discusses following Positives of Multimedia Art:
10) Creative Satisfaction
11) Lucrative Once Established
12) Recognition for Merit
13) Global Reach
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14) Teething Trouble
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Shanali Bankim Sharma
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Modelling Art includes all types of painting. you will create art using different mediums like wood, canvas and glass.
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Painter | Various Creative Assignments
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (support base). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used.
"I did Diploma in Fashion Designing & Merchandising. I worked at Xcess Merchandising as a Merchandiser and at Metro Group Buying as a Merchandising Designer. I have taken up various projects in painting in Uttarakhand. I am a painter in Mumbai."
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Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface or base. The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges and air brushes can be used.
"I did my schooling from St Patric, Agra. I then completed three years in Commercial Arts from Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. I started painting in 2005 and started Tanshi Arts. I had my first solo exhibition in 2007."
Ramesh Chhetri
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Fine art is a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic and intellectual purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.
"I did my Diploma in Drawing & Painting from Government College of Arts & Crafts, Chandigarh. I taught as a Drawing Teacher in Kendriya Vidalaya and have been a visiting faculty in Graphic Era University and Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun."
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Art is usually about self-expression because the artist feels strongly enough about what they are doing to try and put it into a form that they, and others, can come to terms with.
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A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment.
"After completing my Schooling from Scholars Home, I did my Graduation from DAV. I learnt how to make Tattoos from Thailand Tattoo School, Hua hin. I opened my own studio, Sam Studio and have been working as a Tattoo Artist since 2005."
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Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil
"I did my Schooling from CJM, Dehradun. After that I did my Graduation in Psychology from JMC. I also did my B Ed from HN Bahuguna University. Apart from this I also did a Diploma in Counselling. I was always interested in Art, and I am a self taught artist who has been painting since 2005."
Kavita Shukla
Painter | Soham Art Centre, Mussorie
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface. The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used.
"After completing my Graduation, I did my B Ed, and pursued my Ph D in Drawing and Painting from Kanpur University. I have represented as Captain in State Volley Ball Team. I have been painting since 1997."
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The action or skill of using paint, either in a picture or as decoration.
"I did my Schooling from St Josephs, Dehradun. I did my Graduation from Chitkara School of Planning & Architecture, Chandigarh. After that I did my Diploma in Fine Arts. I have been working as a freelance painter since 2007."
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Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (support base). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. The final work is also called a painting.
"After doing my Masters in Zoology, I started my career as an Assistant Professor in Zoology at Mumbai University. I was also a faculty for Photography as an Art Form for Bachelor of Mass Media Course. I am serving in the Indian Forest Services. Along with that, I am an artist and I put up my paintings on fineartglimpses.com."
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Art education was combined with special education even before there were reforms to create special accommodations for children with special needs in typical classrooms. Teaching art to disable children is the area of learning that is based upon only the kind of art that one can see like drawing and painting. Teaching art is an empirical activity which involves seeing, interpreting and discovering appropriate marks to reproduce an observed phenomenon.
"After doing my Schooling from CJM, Dehradun I did my Graduation in Psychology from JMC, Delhi. After that I did my B Ed from HN Bahuguna University. Thereafter I did Diploma in Counselling .In 2009 I started teaching art to disabled children at Action for Ability Development and Inclusion (AADI)."
Manju Bajaj
Visual Artist | Delhi
Glass painting is a contemporary art which has been derived from the age old art of stained glass painting which involves putting smaller colored pieces of glass together. Water based acrylic glass paints are generally used for making designs.
"After doing my schooling from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Delhi. I did my BA in economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi. I had an interest in singing since my childhood because my grandfather was a prominent artist himself. So spending a decade in learning and practicing classical music in Kolkata, later I took formal education (Sangeet Visharad) from Chandigarh University, Punjab. I also happened to visit the St. John's cathedral, Kolkata and immediately fell in love with the huge stained-glass windows that adorned the place. The initial fascination with stained glass blossomed into an eclectic style and painting preferences when I took a series of classes. This interest, combined with a talent in drawing and eye for blending the colors and textures of glass led to an exciting new career in art glass design. In the past decade and a half, I have handled a varied mix of stained glass projects; ranging in scope from personal artefacts to intimate experimental panels to large-scale murals. In all, it is the attention to composition and technique that make my imagery so successful. My work has been showcased in Parampara - A Pan India Expo focusing on Interiors. Thereafter I have also been conducting Private Exhibitions of my selective works from 2008 till date. My work is the embodiment of functional art, meant to be organic in nature and not perfect factory reproductions. I have more than 15 years of experience. I currently work in my studio at home where I also teach the intricacies of Stained Glass painting to aspiring artists. My studio is my lifeline. When not painting or teaching - I would be on my yoga mat or deep in meditation. I am also a graduate of Landmark Worldwide."
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Q: How to conditionally return a field if it is not empty using mongoose I have 2 mongoose models, one for books and one for authors. The author is embedded in the book document
const mongoose = require("mongoose");

const BookSchema = mongoose.Schema({
    user: {
        type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
        ref: 'User',
        required: true
    },
    title: {
        type: String,
        minLength: 3,
        maxlength: 80,
        required: true
    },

and to query the books I am doing this
    async getBook(pid) {
        let book = await Book.findOne({
            _id: pid
        })
        .populate('user', 'name username')
        ;

        if (!book) {
            return false;
        }
        return book;
    }

This works as expected returning name and username of the author.
However, what I would like to do is to return the name if username is empty, or only return the username if username is not empty. How can I do that please?

A: The desired behaviour is achievable through $ifNull when wrangling the lookup subpipeline.
db.Book.aggregate([
  {
    $match: {
      _id: {
        $in: [
          "b1",
          "b2",
          "b3"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "$lookup": {
      "from": "User",
      "let": {
        user: "$user"
      },
      "pipeline": [
        {
          $match: {
            $expr: {
              $eq: [
                "$$user",
                "$_id"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        {
          $project: {
            _id: 0,
            name: {
              "$ifNull": [
                "$username",
                "$name"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "as": "user"
    }
  },
  {
    "$unwind": "$user"
  }
])

Here is the Mongo playground for your reference.

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Cops Shoot Man to Death in Carroll Gardens
The police shot and killed a man — a suspect in a stabbing — who lunged at the officers with a knife, on Court Street near Hamilton Ave., the New York Daily News reports.
The stabbing happened Friday evening after a 28-year-old ran into the Zen Spa and called 911, saying he had been stabbed, the News reports. As he was describing what happened to police, the alleged stabber walked by with a knife. As police approached the suspect, he lunged at them, and they fired.
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What's so weird about U.S. presidents? Plenty! Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a great wrestler? That Ulysses S. Grant got a speeding ticket riding his horse twice! Or that Benjamin Harrison was afraid of electricity? And let's not forget that President McKinley had a pet parrot that whistled Yankee Doodle Dandy duets with him!


In 1998, when I was 11, we got the internet at home. My mom, a public school teacher, thought it'd be useful for me and my little sister to do our homework. She has always been very forward-thinking about technology, and computers were a part of our home life for most of my memory, thanks in no small part to the deep discounts educators used to get on Apple machines.
I remember the first time I knew that the internet was going to change everything. A couple years after we first got online, I somehow found my way to an AOL message board about philosophy — I thought of myself as a serious intellectual even as a kid — and had my mind blown by a group of users discussing feminist theory. Although the ideas they discussed were fascinating, that's not what really blew my mind.
The real game-changer was discovering that there were people out there in the world who wanted to talk about the things I so desperately wanted to discuss. Why did I feel so different from my peers? Is there anybody else out there who is like me? How can we live together as human beings?
The internet became a critical lifeline to the world outside my isolated, extremely white suburban surroundings. I learned about ideas and people I would never have encountered — and learned about people I had encountered in a new light. It was in communities online that I learned the language to describe my experience as a queer person of color; as an Asian American; as a mixed race person.
In a hotly-anticipated vote, the FCC decided today to classify internet service as public utility under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. The 3-2 vote (which was split down party lines) drew the attention of progressives and net neutrality activists — including me — who urged the FCC in a series of campaigns to vote in favour of a Title II reclassification.
Title II reclassification is generally agreed to be a critical step in protecting net neutrality by establishing guidelines that would prevent major cable and internet providers from (in essence) messing with internet service in order to earn money. The new classification prohibits cable providers from, for example, establishing fast internet service for premium customers, and relegating customers who can't or won't pay extra for fast-lane access to significantly slower download speeds.
Title II reclassification was bizarrely opposed by many major civil rights organizations — including several high profile Asian American groups — perhaps because major cable providers such as Comcast are prominent donors to these organizations. But Title II reclassification is a boon for all digital citizens, and in particular those of us who rely on a (free, open) internet to amplify otherwise marginalized voices.
Could Tim Wu become New York's first Asian American to hold statewide elected office?
Columbia law professor Timothy Wu is running to be New York's lieutenant governor. If he wins, he would be the first Asian American to hold statewide office in the state.
Next week on September 9th, New York voters will go to the polls to vote in the Democratic primary for the state's gubernatorial races. Governor Andrew Cuomo will be running in his first re-election campaign after his successful 2010 bid for the state's top spot which saw him running uncontested in the Democratic primary and trouncing Republican Carl Paladino in the general.
While there's almost no doubt that Cuomo will be returning to the governor's office this year, this year's gubernatorial race in New York has still been one to watch: namely in regards to who will be standing alongside Cuomo this November. Cuomo's running mate is Kathy Hochul, a former U.S. Congressman; before her term in the House, Hochul also served as Erie County Clerk for four years. After being defeated in her 2013 re-election campaign, Hochul joined the private sector working as a lobbyist for New York-based M&T Bank.
Hochul has been a lacklustre candidate for lieutenant governor, and virtually unknown outside of Buffalo political circles. Meanwhile, she's had to spend most of the summer fighting against her own political past: in 2006, Hochul loudly advocated in favour of turning people suspected of undocumented status to federal authorities. Hochul has also voted several times against Obamacare and against gun control. Today, Hochul says she has reversed her position on undocumented immigration (2006 was a different time and place, she tells to Karen DeWitt of Norty County Public Radio) and now claims to be "1000%" in favour of DREAMers. Yet, these statements remain like an albatross around Hochul's neck.
Meanwhile, another candidate — Columbia law professor Timothy Wu — has become the sudden rockstar of the New York state lieutenant governor's race; and, if Wu is able to defeat Hochul next week and all other opponents in the general, he will become the first Asian American to hold statewide office in New York State.
So, who exactly is Tim Wu?
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For over 12 years, the internet has been an intellectual companion, and a forum wherein I have shaped my activist thought. Although I found my way to Asian American activism through offline work, it was my online activities that have been largely responsible for who I am as an Asian American activist today.
My earliest political opinions — and my commitment to the importance of debate in shaping political opinion — were forged on highly-active Asian American message boards like YellowWorld.org (edit: holy crap — it is still online and someone even posted something this year!), which served as social hubs for the Asian American community throughout the early 2000's. Over the years, my Reappropriate blogging self became a digital alter-ego, and this blog served as a space for the exploration of Asian American social justice thought — both for myself and for others. Today, I feel hyphenated in more ways than one; not only do I exist with the hyphenated racial identity of an Asian American, but I also feel as if my fundamental sense of self has become a hybrid of my real-life and my online presence.
For me, the role of the internet as a tool for radical consciousness-building cannot be understated. I would not be who I am without access to this digital space, and the freedom to cultivate new (and oftentimes revolutionary) ideas.
Today, that freedom is being jeopardized. Today, we are on the brink of legislation that would shackle the internet, and in so doing, make it fundamentally less free.
The fight over net neutrality — which has been brewing for awhile — came to a head this year after a federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order of 2010 in January of this year. The appeals court ruling essentially deregulated the nation's industry of internet providers, but gave the FCC the option to write new regulations. Within weeks, the FCC had voted to open themselves up to a 4-month comment period, and then to develop new rules governing the internet.
These events have been seen by net neutrality advocates as a momentous opportunity to establish federal regulations over the distribution of the internet that ensures it is equally accessible to all users.
But, last week, the nation's largest coalition of civil rights organizations — the National Minority Organizations collective — submitted a joint letter to the FCC in support of deregulation of major internet providers, and apparently against the option favoured by the net neutrality movement.


whilst a devastating hearth sweeps via St. John's, Newfoundland, in the summertime of 1892, nineteen-year-old Lily Hunt hopes it is the starting of a brand new lifestyles that may remodel her from a dutiful daughter to a crusader, a suffragist, and a girl in love. 20 years later, Lily's daughter Grace is deeply immersed in campaigning for ladies to have the vote. whilst Grace learns of her mother's involvement within the suffrage reason, the Lily she discovers bears little resemblance to the mum who raised her. Grace units out on a quest to find what replaced Lily, and why she desires to disguise her earlier. A surprising solar plunges into the area of 2 Newfoundland girls on the flip of a brand new century, exploring the undying and tangled bonds among mom and daughter.
Submerged in a vehicle, close to dying. by myself, at a crossroads-without-a-crossroads. paths. One future. Halley has led a existence marred by way of indecision and negative offerings. Abused via fanatics and herself, whilst she marries Sean, a superb guy, she can't undergo his love. The day she plans to depart him, her motor vehicle is compelled from a suspension bridge, plunging deep right into a fast-flowing river.
This can be a tale of a girl torn via her life, and her inspirational and victorious upward thrust to beat each problem in any respect cost.
Following within the culture of fables (from Bidpai, Aesop, and l. a. Fontaine, to Don Marquis), omit Lilly: My lifestyles as a tom cat Royal is a light-hearted, thought-provoking story advised by means of omit Lilly, a tom cat bard of royal persuasion. delivering a clean exploration of rules and percentages in a playful surroundings, leave out Lilly invitations readers to extend their views at the global and on how all of us variously event existence.
This publication is a fictionalised model of the author's existence, instructed throughout the eyes of the various PAs (personal assistants) who've labored together with her through the years. The PA could make an individual - solicitor or differently - glance solid or undesirable. It highlights the pro trip of a Black solicitor from early life to the age of forty nine and the pains and tribulations she confronted, together with the pressured closure of her personal company as a result of fraud dedicated by means of her enterprise accomplice.


It has been a very dry summer here on Deberosa. All of June and most of July involved hauling water to keep the gourds alive, but this weekend the rain has returned and plants are very happy.
I've learned that Southwest Virgina can have just about any weather imaginable from the soggy summer last year to the drought like conditions this year. Nice pleasant winters or snow so deep the area is paralized for days. It's never boring that's for sure!
It's a good time to start canning those tomatoes I've been freezing and make more gourd art!


Here's some hot off the press #Veganuary news for ya gang - Candy Coat [who you may remember I featured recently in this post] have just launched their brand NEW nail polish collection; boasting 80 original & exciting shades. All of which are 100% vegan, cruelty free and professional salon quality.
And one of the biggest collection offerings that the beauty industry has to offer! I'm super excited about this news, as I love the bright, pastel shades I always stalk over on Candy Coat's Instagram.
Renowned for retailing a huge range of gel polishes & other accessories - including their best-selling UV/LED 48W lamp, Candy Coat have taken their slayage one step further; expanding their offering to include more everyday nail polish colours, for those preferring traditional methods of nail colour application.
Beautifully formulated - with a quick dry & silky-smooth finish, each shade is ded pigmented; designed to leave ya nails in immaculate condition, with blindin' colour pay-off. Not only does each colour deliver a high quality of coverage, they also each promise to deliver high quality & long lasting results.
The new Nail Polish Collection, retailing at a very reasonable £6.00 per 10ml bottle, has every possible occasion and colour desire covered in their WHOPPING new shade selection. Honestly, the pastels & nudes in the line-up have me weaaaaaak.
N°264 is the prettiest coral - and don't even get me started on N°435; the ideal mix of duck egg blue and mint green [legit my fave colour ever.] There's new mattes, statement reds, chunky glitters, soft sparkles and subtle shimmers galore in this HUGE new collection; each promising to leave ya nails picture perfect. I CAN'T COPE.
Have you tried any of Candy Coat's nail polishes before? Are you taking part in #Veganuary this year?


Our collective future depends on environmental sustainability jobs becoming commonplace. Thankfully, they continue to multiply as more people around the world begin to recognize the vital importance of reducing humanity's negative impacts on the climate and global ecosystems. People with green jobs are contributing to the potential for a better existence for all of us—a future in which we might avoid the catastrophic effects of global warming, pollution, and resource depletion.
Today, more than 70 percent of American adults believe that the nation should do whatever is required to protect our environment.1 But we can't just rely on our government and political leaders to take action. Each one of us needs to make sustainability our own way of life.
It means finding ways to live and work in harmony with our natural world by following practices that reduce our dependency on essential resources. And it means ensuring that we don't compromise the ability of future generations to have a good quality of life.
Sustainability professionals and other people with environmental jobs get to help our towns, cities, organizations, industries, and institutions reduce their ecological footprints. They help us minimize and take care of our waste responsibly. They find or promote ways to decrease our pollution of the atmosphere. They help ensure that our watersheds aren't contaminated or depleted. And they help us plan for potential disasters, including those that are rare or unpredictable.
In short, people with careers in sustainability are at the leading edge of a green revolution that absolutely must happen. And right now is a great time to become one of them.
It isn't always so obvious why sustainability is important. After all, the positive impacts of sustainable practices sometimes only reveal themselves after significant time has passed. But that shouldn't stop you from building a career that makes a real contribution toward a better future for ourselves, subsequent generations, and all of the other life that shares this planet with us.
You have the chance to make a big difference. Just remember that getting a job in sustainability might require persistence and a little creative thinking. Although a lot of well-defined career paths exist for people who want green jobs, some opportunities are a little more hidden.
In a lot of cases, sustainability professionals create their own opportunities within occupations that aren't necessarily associated with environmental responsibility. They are able to present the business case for sustainable practices and expand their roles accordingly. So you might have an opportunity to make a difference even if you don't work in a field that's directly related to sustainability.
Still, direct examples of sustainability jobs are numerous. For instance, the world's renewable energy sector, by itself, supports jobs for at least 7.7 million people.2 They work in areas like solar energy, wind power, biofuels, hydropower, biomass energy, and geothermal technology. And their numbers are likely to keep increasing since it is vital that we stop using fossil fuels.
Plus, many other kinds of professionals get to work directly on environmental and sustainability issues within the companies, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and research institutions that employ them. They've often received at least some of their training from environmental technology schools.
As power utilities transition to the use of more clean energy technologies, many technical professionals are getting the chance to contribute toward the green revolution. A lot of electrical engineering technicians now get to help design, install, test, and maintain renewable energy equipment for utilities and green manufacturers.
Did you know that this is the fastest-growing occupation in America? Between 2016 and 2026, the number of jobs in this trade is expected to increase by 96 percent. No other occupation comes close to that level of growth.4 Wind energy technicians get to install, maintain, and repair giant turbines that generate clean electricity from the natural movement of air.
Worldwide, more jobs have been created in the solar industry than in any other renewable-energy sector. In 2014, nearly 2.5 million people around the world had jobs related to solar photovoltaic energy.2 As a solar technician, you could be involved in installing and looking after different kinds of solar panels and equipment that generate and store clean power from the sun's rays.
With a background in business management and plenty of knowledge about sustainable practices, you can help organizations reduce their negative impacts on the environment. Sustainability managers often get to advise top executives, lead and oversee green initiatives, and identify areas for ongoing improvement (such as water conservation, energy efficiency, waste disposal, and the reduction of carbon emissions).
In these roles, professionals often carry out or coordinate the general plans of sustainability managers. But in many cases, they get to design green campaigns and propose and manage plans of their own as they relate to reducing an organization's consumption of energy and resources or securing funding for various sustainability projects.
Organizations that don't have their own in-house sustainability professionals often hire outside consultants to help them become more environmentally responsible. So, as a sustainability consultant, you could help many different companies and other organizations identify ways to come into alignment with ecological limits and make environmental considerations central to their decision-making processes.
Ever heard of solar or geothermal heating and cooling? Today, several clean technologies exist that are much more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly than traditional methods of generating warm or cool indoor climates. As an HVAC technician, you could specialize in installing, maintaining, and repairing those kinds of green climate-control systems.
People in this profession often develop and lead strategies for the design and implementation of sustainable processes and environmental-compliance programs. In some cases, they also support initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions or conserving resources by coordinating with government agencies or nearby organizations.
In this occupation, you could investigate the impacts of human activity on various ecological systems and help devise plans of action that reduce harm to our soil, air, and food and water resources. A background in sciences such as hydrology, biology, and geology are often necessary for succeeding in this field.
The buildings that we live and work in are often major contributors to resource consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions. That's why the work of green architects is so valuable. They know how to design residential, commercial, and industrial buildings that are energy-efficient and that cause little harm to the environment during their construction or over the lifetimes of their use.
This type of engineering is all about coming up with solutions to problems that are related to air pollution, water contamination, waste disposal, soil degradation, and other environmental issues. For example, some environmental engineers have devised solutions like closed-loop sewage systems, methane-capture systems in landfills, and improved recycling methods.
Professionals in this role are typically involved in carrying out the plans that have been developed by environmental engineers. As part of their work, many of them collect environmental samples in order to test pollution levels. And some of them operate special equipment for cleaning up polluted settings or preventing pollution from occurring in the first place.
As someone who specializes in environmental science, you could play an important role in preserving, protecting, restoring, and managing natural resources. Your studies and observations could help companies or communities maintain adequate supplies of water, minerals, trees, and other resources for both current and future needs.
Knowing how to construct buildings with sustainable materials—and in a way that minimizes harm to the environment—is becoming an increasingly vital skill set. By specializing in this area of construction management, you could make a bigger difference than you might realize.
Environmentally responsible investing enables people to put their money where their hearts are. But it can be challenging to navigate the financial world without the help of a knowledgeable advisor, especially when it comes to sustainable investment options. That's why financial advisors who specialize in green investments are often in high demand.
Being able to design, decorate, and furnish interior spaces with environmentally friendly products and materials is a good way to complement the work of sustainable architects. Plus, it means that you get to feel good about the minimal impact that your career has on the natural world.
Water conservation is a major issue in most regions, and it's growing more and more important every year. But many properties have landscapes that require huge quantities of water, which makes them unsustainable. So green landscape designers are needed to show communities and property owners that it's possible to have beautiful landscaping without water-hogging grass lawns or overly thirsty plants. In fact, xeriscaping (i.e., drought-tolerant landscaping) is becoming increasingly popular in a lot of regions.
The world's landfills are full of used and discarded products that will never decompose. Many of them even contaminate the soil and groundwater by leaking toxic elements or chemicals. Plus, they are often made from a variety of natural resources that can't be regenerated. That's why the work of industrial designers is so vital. Those who specialize in sustainable design are able to develop products that are manufactured responsibly and made from materials that decompose, can be recycled or—even better—can be perpetually reused without any degradation in quality.
As human-caused global warming continues to accelerate, climate and meteorological scientists are needed more than ever to help study the problem and predict its impacts. Extreme weather represents only one of many aspects that need to be studied on an ongoing basis.
It's an unfortunate reality: Some corporations and governments choose to ignore environmental regulations or try to hide the harm that their decisions have caused to people, animals, and the natural world. As a result, lawyers who specialize in ecological issues can assist in holding companies and leaders accountable for their irresponsible and damaging actions.
Is it possible to create a thriving economy built on sustainable development and respect for the environment? That's the question that many economists grapple with. And the answer that many of them have arrived at is yes. Focusing on long-term sustainability can actually have positive benefits to the economy, even in the short term. Environmental economists specialize in creating more holistic economic models that take the health of our natural world into account.
Do you enjoy the excitement of taking risks and advocating for new and better solutions? By starting your own green business, you can help create a more sustainable world by selling services or products—such as locally grown organic food, as just one example—that solve environmental problems or that don't cause harm to the ecological systems we depend on. Salaries for green entrepreneurs vary greatly, but it's possible to make a terrific living.
Think of it this way: Humans have the choice of becoming a sustainable species or an extinct one. That might sound overly dramatic, but the possibility of extinction is very real. History is littered with civilizations that have collapsed because of their unsustainable practices. The difference now is that we are a global civilization. We might all collapse together.
Clearly, that high rate of resource consumption and waste cannot continue. We only have one planet. The math is not in our favor. Our global civilization is unsustainable because it can't be maintained indefinitely without destroying ourselves and much of the rest of the planet along the way, including many other species.
Some people believe that we can keep inventing new technologies that will get us out of trouble and delay or prevent catastrophe. But we can't be sure of that. And a lot of our new inventions create new problems, many of which we never see coming.
The environment is intimately linked with everything that we so often take for granted. So, without enough people working toward true sustainability, the outlook is bleak. Our survival depends on lowering our consumption of natural resources and radically decreasing our pollution of the planet.
That's why job seekers who pursue careers in sustainability should be considered heroes. They deserve our support and gratitude because they often do some of the most essential work of the modern era. Will you become one of them?
Turn your career ambitions into powerful agents of positive change. Find training for environmental sustainability jobs right now by entering your zip code into the convenient search tool below!
1 Pew Research Center, website last visited on April 27, 2017.
2 International Renewable Energy Agency, Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2015, website last visited on May 17, 2016.
3 PayScale, website last visited on May 17, 2016.
4 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, website last visited on January 17, 2018.
5 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics, website last visited on June 15, 2018.
6 Global Footprint Network, website last visited on May 7, 2018.
7 Duke University, Center for Sustainability & Commerce, website last visited on December 13, 2017.
8 United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, website last visited on May 17, 2016.
9 World Health Organization, website last visited on April 30, 2018.
10 NASA, "Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet," website last visited on February 20, 2017.
11 Global Challenges Foundation, Global Catastrophic Risks 2016, website last visited on May 17, 2016.


Most people today are aware of the fact that obesity is becoming an epidemic worldwide. The problems that this condition bring about have nothing to do with how one looks, but rather the fact that obesity is associated with diabetes, sleep apnea, arthritis, and a myriad of other very serious health problems. And what is truly sad about this epidemic is that it seems to actually be affecting pets as well! No doubt the type and amount of dog training treats that owners indulge their pets with has a lot to do with this problem. Many owners, especially those with a new dog or new puppy, are far too eager to reward their dog with an edible treat or with table scraps, and most have very little knowledge of how dangerous this can be to a dog's health. If you're an owner that may be guilty of overindulging your pet with dog training treats, what are some things you need to consider when it comes to the type and amount of treats, and what are some of your other options for rewarding your dog? Let's take a look at the subject of dog training treats and see what other choices you have.
For one thing, remember that dog training treats are not your only option when it comes to rewarding your dog. Pets respond to positive attention from their owners just as much as anything else, and perhaps even more so. Petting your dog, giving her reassuring words, and playing with her are just as rewarding as any fattening treats! Choose some favorite toys that you and the dog can play with for a few minutes, such as a ball you can toss around or a rag that she can tussle with while you hold it. This means that you can play with your dog for a few minutes in place of those dog training treats without having to spend hours at the dog park.
Positive attention and rewarding your dog can also mean petting and grooming as well. Dogs enjoy being brushed if it's done properly, and this type of physical attention when used in place of dog training treats can keep a dog calm and soothed, as opposed to making her fat!
This doesn't mean that you need to stop using dog training treats altogether; they simply need to be used more sparingly. Also, consider the ingredients of the treats you choose. Some these days are nothing but fat and sugar, but if you do some shopping, you'll find other brands that are leaner with protein and very little fat. Dogs enjoy the taste of protein as much as they do anything else, so finding dog training treats that are made with lean meats such as chicken and turkey are just as enjoyable to your dog as any other.
If you find that your dog is becoming overweight then it's time to rethink how and when you use dog training treats and think about other rewards instead.


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Whether you are having a wedding, Bar/Bat-Mitzvah, dive excursion, corporate event or an 80th birthday party, I am available to take on photo assignments anywhere in the world. I am a "lifestyle photographer". I mix photojournalism, candid portraits, and creative photography approaches to capture the most beautiful and hidden moments. If you are interested in hiring us for an assignment, please contact Howie directly to discuss terms.


Our purpose is that vulnerable youth would know and be known by Jesus. YFC Youth Unlimited in Maple Ridge, (under the umbrella of Greater Vancouver YFC Youth Unlimited), provides opportunities for Youth to engage in a community of supportive people who are passionate about inspiring them to embrace life to the fullest … physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually.
We see the hope and potential in every young person and seek to empower them to succeed … according to how God determines their success.
Engaging teens where they are at, within the High School setting by organizing/leading/facilitating lunch and after school discussion and/or focus clubs, breakfast club, After School Cafe and out of school activities, trips and events as required.
Volunteering to serve the High School as the need is known and arises.
Mentoring teens officially and unofficially in small groups and in one on one meetings.
Promoting the ministry within the church, school and the community.
Occasional evening and weekend work. Occasional day and extended trips.


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The Car Will Surely Start With the Mercedes Benz Relay
by : Kimberly Baker
The first thing that a driver worries about after getting into the car is if the car will start once he turns the key into the ignition. This is crucial because this moment will determine the total function of the car engine---for how can you determine its performance if it would not run in the first place? But if the car is hooked up with the Mercedes Benz Relay, then it would be next to impossible for the car not to start. Because the name Mercedes Benz speaks of quality and efficiency, it is trusted to carry out its tasks with perfection.
The Mercedes Benz Relay is an electromagnetic switch. When power or ground is applied to a coil, the relay clicks on or off. The result is that a power wire to a function is either closed (connected) or opened (disconnected). When the line is connected, the function is turned on and works. When the line is disconnected, the function is turned off and will not work. A relay can be used on alarm systems to disable the starter, to flash the parking lights, and more. It is responsible for starting the car, along with the other main components of the engine. Meanwhile, the relay serves a lot of other functions too because of its electric nature. One of them is Car Conversion.
A lot of motorists have preferred to use Electric Cars instead of the gasoline-powered ones because it is less costly, and less of a pollutant. A typical conversion uses a DC controller and a DC motor. The person doing the conversion decides what voltage the system will run at typically anything between 96 volts and 192 volts. The voltage decision controls how many batteries the car will need, and what sort of motor and controller the car will use. Usually, the person doing the conversion has a "donor vehicle" that will act as the platform for the conversion. Almost always, the donor vehicle is a normal gasoline-powered car that gets converted to electric.
Once the decisions about the motor, controller and batteries are made, the conversion can start. One will have to remove the engine, gas tank, exhaust system, clutch and perhaps the radiator from the donor vehicle. Then, attach an adapter plate to the transmission and mount the motor. The motor normally requires custom mounting brackets. Usually, the electric motor needs a reduction gear for maximum efficiency. The easiest way to create the gear reduction is to pin the existing manual transmission in first or second gear. It would save weight to create a custom reduction gear, but normally it is too expensive. Next, the person must mount the controller. Find space for, and build brackets to safely hold all the batteries. Install the batteries and wire them to the controller with gauge welding cable.
Install a DC-to-DC converter to power the accessory battery. Install a large (also known as a contactor) that can connect and disconnect the car's battery pack to and from the controller. This relay is how you turn the car "on" when you want to drive it. You need a relay that can carry hundreds of amps and that can break 96 to 300 volts DC without holding an arc. Rewire the ignition switch so that it can turn on all the new equipment, including the Mercedes Benz Relay. Mercedes Benz has proven its expertise and utility in the continuous evolution of the automobile, and they will not be stopping any time soon.


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Thermisch modifiziertes Holz (englisch: Thermally Modified Timber, kurz TMT) ist das Endprodukt einer thermischen Behandlung (Erhitzen) von Holz auf mindestens 160 °C bei Sauerstoffmangel. Der Begriff Thermoholz wird häufig synonym verwendet.
Ziel der thermischen Holzmodifikation ist es, technische Eigenschaften des Baustoffs Holz über den gesamten Holzquerschnitt für bestimmte Einsatzzwecke zu verbessern. So sorgt z. B. die durch Hitzebehandlung erzielte hohe Fäulnisresistenz dafür, dass sich auch heimische Hölzer für den Einsatz im Außen- und Nassbereich eignen, ohne dass nach kurzer Zeit Schäden durch Pilzbefall entstehen. Die verringerte Wasseraufnahmefähigkeit von Thermoholz reduziert die für Holz typische Neigung zum Quellen und Schwinden, Schüsseln und Reißen. Nach mehreren Jahrzehnten Forschung begannen die ersten industriellen Anlagen gegen Ende der 1990er Jahre, in Finnland zu produzieren.

Physikalische und chemische Prozesse
Der erste technische Ansatz der thermischen Modifizierung von Holz ist die Publikation von Burmester.
Chemisch handelt es sich bei TMT um das Ergebnis einer Teilpyrolyse in sauerstoffarmer Atmosphäre. Es werden für etwa 24 bis 48 Stunden Temperaturen von 170 °C bis 250 °C eingesetzt.

Die Erhitzung beeinflusst die OH-Gruppen (Hydroxygruppen), die zwischen Hemizellulose und Lignin verbunden sind. Hemicellulose wird ab etwa 140 °C partiell abgebaut und kristallisiert in veränderter Form wieder aus. Durch die Erhitzung des Holzes werden Acetylgruppen an den Hemicellulosen abgespalten und es bildet sich Essigsäure. Die Essigsäure wirkt als Katalysator beim Abbau der Hemicellulose und bewirkt eine Abnahme des Polymerisationsgrads der Hemicellulosen. Ab etwa 150 °C wird auch alpha-Cellulose abgebaut. Durch Ligninkondensation steigt der relative Ligninanteil im Holz. Das Holz wird karamellisiert. Flüchtige Stoffe wie Harze und Abbauprodukte der Hemicellulose und des Lignins wie z. B. Furfural und 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural werden zumindest teilweise ausgetrieben.

Die thermische Modifizierung ist abzugrenzen von anderen Verfahren zur Erhöhung der Resistenz wie der Acetylierung und der Furfurylierung sowie der Erweichung durch Dämpfen (etwa von Buchenholz) und dem Abdunkeln von Eiche durch Räuchern.

Eigenschaften
Durch die Umwandlung bzw. Besetzung freier OH-Gruppen werden Schwind- und Quellmaß in tangentialer, axialer und radialer Richtung um bis zu 70 % verringert. Auch eine Erhöhung der natürlichen Dauerhaftigkeit gegen tierische Holzschädlinge und Pilze wurde festgestellt. Bei Verwendung von Rotbuchenholz erreicht thermisch modifiziertes Holz je nach Intensität des Thermo-Prozesses bis Dauerhaftigkeitsklasse 1, bei Fichtenholz bis Klasse 2 und bei Eschenholz Klasse 1–2. Die Holzfarbe wird dunkler (durch den ganzen Querschnitt), ist jedoch nicht UV-beständig (Aufhellung). Die Temperaturbehandlung führt zu einer deutlichen Reduzierung des pH-Werts auf 1,5. So wird den Mikroorganismen der Nährboden entzogen und Wasser wird nur eingeschränkt aufgenommen.

Ein großer Unterschied besteht zwischen Thermonadelholz und Thermolaubholz. Die wärmebehandelten Nadelhölzer haben durch den Substanzabbau und durch den Harzaustritt eine reduzierte Dichte und sind sehr weich, was bei Laubhölzern nicht in dem Maße der Fall ist. Je nach Behandlungsintensität bzw. -methode verringern sich die Festigkeitswerte des Holzes durch die Behandlung. Insbesondere die Abnahme der Spaltfestigkeit kann hierbei kritisch sein.

Aufgrund der Veränderungen auf molekularer Ebene sind nicht alle Leime oder Beschichtungen, die für das Ausgangsmaterial benutzt werden, auch für das thermisch modifizierte Holz verwendbar. Ein wichtiger Nachteil der Thermobehandlung ist die Abnahme der Biegefestigkeit und damit eine Verringerung der Tragfähigkeit des Holzes, was die Verwendungsmöglichkeiten einschränkt. Weiter erhält das Holz einen rauchigen Geruch, der mit der Zeit nachlässt.

Herstellungsverfahren
Es gibt diverse Verfahren zur Produktion von Thermoholz, die von Firmen und Forschungsinstitutionen weiterentwickelt werden. Im großindustriellen Einsatz sind das auf Wasserdampf und Hitze basierende Stellac-Verfahren sowie das russische BICOS-Verfahren führend. Beim Öl-Hitze-Verfahren/OHT (Menz-Holz) dient reines Pflanzenöl als Wärmeträger, das Holz wird in diesem bei Temperaturen bis zu 220 °C erhitzt. Heizplatten übertragen beim Vakuum-Presstrocknungsverfahren (Timura-Holz) die Wärme auf das Holz.

Die Firma Stellac Oy gilt als Pionier in der Forschung und Weiterentwicklung des Wasserdampf-Hitze-Verfahrens, jedoch hat Stellac am 22. Februar 2011 beim zuständigen Gericht in Mikkeli die Einleitung eines Konkursverfahrens beantragt. Bereits seit dem Jahr 1990 arbeitet Stellac an der Entwicklung eines industriellen Produktionsprozesses zur Verbesserung von Holzeigenschaften auf Basis rein thermischer Behandlung der Holzzellstrukturen. Dieser kommt seit 1996 in ausgereifter Form in großtechnischen Thermokammern zum Einsatz.

Während des langwierigen Fünf-Stufen-Prozesses wird das Holz schonend modifiziert, so dass durch starke und rasche Temperaturschwankungen verursachtem Reißen vorgebeugt wird. Das Holz durchläuft folgende Phasen:
 Ersterwärmungsphase (auf 100 °C)
 Vorkonditionierung und Trockenphase (kontrollierte Reduktion der Holzfeuchte auf 0 %)
 Hochtemperaturphase (Erhitzung je nach Holzart und Veredelungsklasse auf bis zu 230 °C)
 Konditionierungsphase (Wiederherstellung des optimalen Feuchtigkeitsniveaus)
 Abkühlphase. Der Stellac-Prozess ist voll automatisiert, so ist eine hohe Qualitätskonstanz gewährleistet.

Aktuell wird an einem neuen Verfahren gearbeitet, das drucklos arbeitet und dadurch den apparativen Aufwand deutlich reduziert. Dabei kommt eine Kombination aus Wasserdampf und Stickstoff zum Einsatz. Federführend ist hier die Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde.

Verwendung
Grundsätzlich sind alle Holzarten für die Thermomodifikation geeignet. Die bisherige Produktion konzentriert auf die Laubhölzer Erle, Buche, Eiche, Ahorn, Esche, Birke und Robinie sowie die Nadelhölzer Fichte und Kiefer. In thermisch modifiziertem Holz aus einheimischen Nadel- und Laubhölzern wird eine ökologische Alternative zu Tropenhölzern wie Bangkirai oder Teak gesehen. Das liegt zum einen an der Möglichkeit, thermisch modifiziertes Holz im Nass- oder Außenbereich einzusetzen, zum anderen an der dunklen Farbe, die das Holz je nach Intensität der Thermobehandlung erhält. Ebenso bietet Thermoholz eine Alternative zur Verwendung potentiell gesundheitsschädlicher chemischer Holzschutzmittel. Typische Einsatzbereiche sind Terrassendielen und -möbel sowie Holzböden im Sanitär- und Saunabereich.

Da das Ausmaß der Tragfähigkeitsverringerung noch nicht ausreichend erforscht ist, stellt TMT (im Gegensatz zu konventionellem Bauholz) derzeit kein geregeltes Bauprodukt dar. Es darf daher ohne speziellen Verwendbarkeitsnachweis nicht für tragende und aussteifende Zwecke eingesetzt werden.

Markt
Anteilig am gesamten Holzverbrauch nimmt Thermoholz eine marginale Stellung ein, zeigt jedoch hohe jährliche Wachstumsraten. So wird der Zuwachs der europäischen Erzeugung zwischen 2000 und 2004 auf mehr als 300 % geschätzt. Mit (2004) etwa 40.000 m³ und damit rund 75 % der europäischen Produktion ist Finnland das mit Abstand wichtigste Erzeugerland, gefolgt von den Niederlanden, Österreich und Frankreich.

Die Hersteller nach dem finnischen ThermoWood-Verfahren geben für das Jahr 2014 Produktionszahlen von 145.000 m³ an, von denen 7 % in Finnland vermarktet wurden, 74 % in der restlichen EU und 19 % in weiteren Ländern. Finnische Hersteller modifizieren überwiegend Kiefern- und Fichtenholz.

Im ersten Halbjahr 2010 konnte die Thermoholzproduktion der Unternehmen in der Fachgruppe Thermoholz des "Bundesverbande Säge-Holzindustrie Deutschland" (BSHD) um 43 % gegenüber dem ersten Halbjahr 2009 auf 14.000 m³ gesteigert werden. Der Produktionsanstieg ist teils durch neue Produktionsstätten zu erklären. 80 % des Holzes wird als Terrassenbelag verwendet. Die Verwendung im Innenbereich ist gegenüber 2009 rückläufig. Die Verwendung in der Fensterproduktion stieg von 5 auf 12 %. Buche und Esche werden mit jeweils circa 40 % am häufigsten eingesetzt, die Nadelhölzer Fichte und Kiefer haben eine geringere Bedeutung, thermisch behandelt werden weiterhin Eiche, Tanne und Pappel.
Die Marktentwicklung für Thermoholz in der Produktion und im Importhandel wird positiv eingeschätzt, 75 % der Befragten gehen von einer Steigerung aus, 25 % erwarten einen stagnierenden Markt, mit einem Rückgang rechnet niemand.
Die Fachgruppe Thermoholz repräsentiert in Deutschland mit acht Mitgliedern 85 % der Kapazitäten, hinzu kommen zwei österreichische Hersteller.

Hersteller

In Finnland produzieren Finnforest, StellacWood und StoraEnso (ThermoWood-Verfahren). In Österreich gibt es die Firmen Mitteramskogler (Vergütung nach ThermoWood-Verfahren) und STIA bzw. Aberger (beide nach dem Stellac-Verfahren).
In Deutschland arbeiten Firstwood GmbH (Stellac-Verfahren), Menz-Holz (Öl-Hitze-Vergütung, OHT), timura-Holzmanufaktur (Vakuum-Press-Trocknungs-Verfahren), Hagensieker/proGOODWOOD (Vergütung nach ThermoWood-Verfahren) und Thermoholz Spreewald (Wasserdampf-Hitze, BICOS-Verfahren). In den Niederlanden stellt Plato-Holz (Plato-Verfahren) Thermoholz her und in Frankreich NOW (Rectifications-Prozess).

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Informationen (Merkblätter) zu thermisch modifiziertem Holz. Institut für Holztechnologie Dresden
 International ThermoWood Association
 Waldemar J. Homan, André J. M. Jorissen:  (englisch; PDF-Datei; 176 kB)
 Thermoholz verbessert die akustischen Eigenschaften von Musikinstrumenten.

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Transform your patio for the summer months!
With summer just around the corner it may be time to start thinking about glamming your patio. After all, your outdoor space is just as important as the indoors. And, creating an inviting stylish outdoor space for entertaining family and friends is essential for summertime fun and relaxation.
If you recently moved into the Travisso neighborhood and are still unpacking boxes, don't worry. Your backyard patio doesn't have to take a backseat. You can transform your patio from dreary to drop-dead gorgeous by investing very little time and patience, and using inexpensive decorating techniques and options.
Vibrant color choices, greenery and lighting are just a few of the many tricks to creating patio pizazz. Other options such as garden stools, decorative planters and rugs and runners also add flair. However, there's also a few guidelines to follow along the way when it comes to furniture placement and choosing color. So, here's just a few tips to use to make your patio a retreat for casual get-togethers, formal entertaining or your personal weekend destination.
Furniture placement. When placing your furniture on your patio the first thing to remember is to create zones. Take a good look at your space. How many zones or potential zones do you have? And, how much furniture do you have to place? You can create different, interesting and multiple areas by grouping your furniture together. For example, place your outdoor sofa, coffee table, and settee in one zone to create a sitting area. Then, place your outdoor table and chairs in another zone to create your dining area. Follow the same principle when it comes to additional furniture such as an outdoor bar or fire pit. Remember, when your place your furniture look at possible obstacles and the view. Looking at the view of the sunset is awesome but looking at the trash receptacle or your neighbor's yard isn't.
Color, color, color. When it comes to outside decorating color reigns and is the key to creating your outdoor oasis. The rule of thumb from design and entertaining expert Francesco Bilotto is to choose two to three colors, one pattern and one solid. There's a few routes to go with this one. One, you can make if colorful, bight and fun. Two, you can also make it tastefully neutral and elegant with a mix of rustic earth tones. Either way the ending result will be fantastic.
Accessories. HGTV experts recommend that you use both outdoor and indoor accessories and furnishings. The idea here is that if you only use outdoor furnishings and accessories you may be limiting choices and your creativity.
Online shopping and home décor store finds. From online shopping to big box home décor stores, tis the season for outdoor furniture and decor. Pillows, lanterns, candles, planters, umbrellas, and so much more. There's pluses and minuses to both. If you do online shopping you can't see, touch, or feel the product before you buy. The variation in the color from screen to real life and product durability can be different. But, online shopping is super easy. It can be done anytime and you have the ability to choose from hundreds of product lines without leaving your home. Or, you can shop in-house at countless stores around your home. The big advantage here is that what you see is what you get but it is time consuming. Both options these days offer coupons and incentives to get you to buy. So, don't forget to check for discounts and special offers.
Planters, containers, ladders, and flea market finds. You can also create interesting spaces on your patio using a variety of different sized planters. Or, try refurbishing and painting a tiered ladder to display flowers, plants, veggies, succulents, herbs and drought-resistance Texas plants. Yard sales and flea markets are also great places to find unique items to house your greenery. Rusty wagons, wheelbarrows, rain boots, rustic shutters, tin milk cans, repainted side tables, and vintage toolboxes add both charm and ambience. Also, try galvanized tins for your plants. Ditch the steel ones and opt for colorful varieties such as yellow, bright green, and multiple shades of cool blues—turquoise, navy, and indigo.
Pillows, outdoor rugs and more. Hanging chairs are all the rage but adding a cute pillow to your one-seat wonder pulls off the total look. Previously mainstay decorating items for the indoors, pillows and rugs have now reached the same status. They are must-haves for outdoor decorating. No look is complete without them. Choose weather-friendly fabrics for easy cleaning. Fabric guards and multi-surface cleaners will help keep your patio fresh and clean throughout the summer.


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Pinoy animator uses LEGO figures to re-enact "The Battle of Tirad Pass"
This is as badass as they come.
Kim Luces of GMA News Online reports that Filipino animator Dudz Clotario has launched the first stop-motion video featuring LEGO characters re-enacting important events in Philippine history.
According to the report, Clotario's first video will focus on the "The Battle of Tirad Pass." Its trailer, which was released on January 15, features "American and Filipino camps engaging in a shooting spree-with tufts of cotton coming out of each soldier's gun with every shot."
Included in the list of Philippine historical events that Clotario plans to make a film on in the future using animated LEGO figures are the "Battle of Mactan, the story of Gabriela Silang, and the battle fought by Private First Class Narcisco Ortilano during World War II."
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Red Sox re-sign IF Hernandez, reliever Osich
Reuters December 4, 2019
The Boston Red Sox have signed infielder Marco Hernandez and reliever Josh Osich to one-year deals, just two days after the two were not offered contracts before the non-tender deadline.
This puts the Red Sox at 36 players on their 40-man roster.
Hernandez, 27, has played in 122 games for the Red Sox since entering the league in 2016. Last season, he hit .250 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 148 at-bats over 61 games.
Boston added Osich on Oct. 31 after the Chicago White Sox put him on waivers. He's appeared in 217 games, all in relief, since 2015, posting a 10-5 career record with a 4.88 ERA.
Osich, 31, joined the White Sox last season after four seasons with the San Francisco Giants. He went 4-0 with a 4.66 ERA in 57 appearances last season.
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Pamela Fraser (b. 1965, USA) currently lives and works in New York. She graduated from a MFA, New Genres, University of California, Los Angeles in 1992 and BFA, Painting (Honors), School of Visual Arts, New York in 1988. Fraser's solo exhibitions include Pamela Fraser: The Fourth Dimension was Ha-Ha, in Other Words, That it is Laughter, The Blaffer Museum of the University of Houston, Houston (2013); Pamela Fraser, Frances Colburn Gallery, The University of Vermont, Burlington (2012); Pamela Fraser: Character Development, Gahlberg Gallery, MacAnich Center, College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn (2011); Pamela Fraser, Golden Gallery, Chicago (2010); Pamela Fraser, Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Köln (2010) and Pamela Fraser, 1k Projectspace de Ekster, Amsterdam (2010). Her recent group exhibitions include House of Voltaire, Studio Voltaire, London (2014); Carte Blanche, Central Features, Albuquerque (2014); Works on Paper, 1963-2013, Galerie Schmidt Maczolleck, Cologne (2014); Call Me on Sunday, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna (2014); Speculationscapes, Jekyll and Hyde, Chicago (2014). Fraser's work is included in the collections of Colleciòn Bergé, Barcelona; Daimler Art Collection, Daimler AG Sammlung, Stuttgart-Möhringen; Misumi Collection, Tokyo, and Madison Museum Of Modern Art, Wisconsin.


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Merkel Re-election: Victory for Austerity
By Douglas A. McIntyre	July 10, 2013 6:05 am
Angela Merkel is likely to be elected to a third term as Chancellor of Germany, an office she has held since 2005. If she does win, the nation's leverage in the fight for austerity budgets among Europe's economically weakest nations may be pressed with new vigor, and that pressure will grow with the new mandate a re-election would bring.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that an Emnid institute showed Merkel's chances of gaining a third term are very good. Much of the chancellor's appeal is that she has catered to an electorate that became tired long ago of exporting aid to nations like Spain and Greece. As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank continue to press for help that would support stimulus over austerity, Germans know that they will be taxed, one way or another, to maintain the country as "Europe's bank."
While a number of the countries in the European Union supported Merkel's austerity policy, often because they had no choice, a rise in unemployment well into the double digits and double-dip recession among some nations have encouraged economists and some politicians to say that countries that have fallen apart financially can only be rebuilt with funds meant to get business and government spending to the levels needed to revive industries that export goods, as well as help for those who are jobless.
Merkel's primary rival in the austerity debate is the IMF's Christine Lagarde. In a recent statement from the agency, she said:
Over the past year, substantial actions at both the national and euro-wide levels have been taken to combat the crisis. But despite this progress, the economic recovery remains elusive, unemployment is rising, and uncertainty is high. Additional policy measures are required to fully restore confidence, revive growth, and create jobs.
The revival of growth will not be a byproduct of austerity, the IMF comment implies. However, in the battle with Lagarde, Merkel holds most of the cards. The IMF cannot act unilaterally, because, among other reasons, Germany's powerful financial participation is critical to any change in policy.
In a recent speech by Merkel, covered by The Telegraph, she expressed a point of view that essentially reflects her belief in how Europe's financial problems can be restored:
"I call it balancing the budget. Everyone else is using this term austerity. That makes it sound like something truly evil."
Evil or not, austerity is a critical plank in Merkel's re-election platform.
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Beef prices continue to remain unchanged this week, despite the weekly beef kill surpassing 30,000 head, according to procurement managers across the country.
The majority of processors are offering 390c/kg for base steers on the grid, while farmers are generally being quoted 400-405c/kg for base heifers, they say.
Meanwhile, key export markets for cow beef continue to remain difficult, but despite this difficulty, R grade cows are being quoted at 320-340c/kg.
Farmers are generally being offered 300-320c/kg for O grade cows, while the poorer quality P types are making 290-310c/kg.
Figures from the Department of Agriculture's beef kill data shows that the total number of cattle supplied to export plants stood at 31,000 during the first week of 2016.
This about 8,000 head higher than the same week in 2015, it says.
The total throughput of cattle in 2015 to beef export plants stood at 1.58m head, which is a decline of 5% or a drop of 85,000 head on 2014 levels.
Cumulatively, the number of heifers coming forward for slaughter were down 3%, it shows, while young bulls and cows were down 15% and 12% respectively.
However, despite the decline in the heifer, young bull and cow kill, steer throughput has risen 4% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Trade was reported as slow across our key export markets for beef, according to Bord Bia.
Bord Bia says the British beef trade remains slow, despite some improvement over the Christmas period.
Cattle prices in Britain have eased slightly, it says, as they are currently making the equivalent of 451c/kg.
The French trade also remains slow due to a reduction in demand for steak cuts and increased competition from competitively priced products from both Poland and Germany.
However, despite the slow trade in both Britain and France, it says that the Italian trade remains stable following an uplift in trade over the Christmas period.


William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge, (born Aug. 28, 1850, New York City—died May 8, 1926, Grindelwald, Switz.), American-born British historian and mountaineer who, in the course of about 1,750 ascents, made one of the first systematic explorations of the Swiss, French, and Italian Alps. A graduate of Oxford University, where he taught for some years, he was also ordained a priest in the Church of England (1883).
In his youth he was introduced to the Alps by an aunt, and climbing and Alpine study became his main interest. From 1885 he resided in Switzerland. He made his chief ascents between 1865 and 1898 and accomplished the first winter ascent of the 13,642-foot (4,158-metre) Jungfrau in Switzerland (1874). As a historian he was noted for his meticulous scholarship and editing. His books include Guide to Switzerland (1901) and The Alps in Nature and History (1908).


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You won't be needing your lacy gloves or nana hat to experience one of these decadent high teas in Sydney. Once a popular afternoon pastime begun by British nobility in the 1800s, "high tea" has kept up with the times to become a vibrant, innovative and absolutely delicious way to dine with friends. While there are too many high tea offerings in the city to even begin to list, we love these five venues for their unique takes on a traditional eating custom.
Dine in the restored 1851 Treasury building in Sydney's CBD on a classic high tea with a modern twist. Sit in the sun-lit indoor courtyard, underneath the historic building's stunning vaulted ceiling, and enjoy tea-themed sweets, such as the Jasmine Gold tea crème brulée.
While afternoon tea at the QVB is one of Sydney's most famous high teas, the Tea Room also offers something quite unique – the Oriental High Tea, which features Peking duck pancakes and scallop and ginger dumplings.
One of the few high tea locations to be inside a shopping centre, the Tea Salon specialises in fancy scone selections as well as an extensive tea menu. They also collaborate with well-known celebrities in the food world such as Katherine Sabbath, queen of fancy cakes, to produce limited edition high teas.
Hands down, the best scones in Sydney can be found in this tiny family-owned and operated cafe tucked away in Sydney's historic Rocks district. Scones are huge and fluffy, served hot and fresh with home-made jam. High tea is a basic but delicious affair: scones, finger sandwiches and old English-style pastries such as a lemon meringue tart.
Sydney's best high tea buffet is served every weekend at the Sheraton on the Park. You'll need two stomachs to try one of everything from their ever-changing menu, which can include pancakes, waffles, freshly-made creme brulee, scones, sandwiches and platter after platter of stunning sweet treats.


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Roger Moute a Bidias (Yaundé, ) es un baloncestista camerunés que pertenece a la plantilla de los Santa Cruz Warriors de la G League. Con 1,98 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de alero. Es el hermano menor del también jugador profesional Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.

Trayectoria deportiva

Universidad
Jugó cuatro temporadas con los Golden Bears de la Universidad de California, en las que promedió 1,7 puntos y 1,3 rebotes por partido.

Profesional
Tras no ser elegido en el Draft de la NBA de 2017, firmó con los Raptors 905 de la G League, pero fue cortado por lesión antes de llegar a debutar a finales del mes de noviembre. Fue repescado en febrero de 2018, acabando la temporada con unos promedios de 2,9 puntos y 1,9 rebotes por partido.

Al comienzo de la temporada siguiente disputó las Ligas de Verano de la NBA con Houston Rockets, regresando posteriormente a la disciplina de los Raptors.

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Enlaces externos
 Bio en calbears.com
 Estadísticas en la NCAA
 Ficha en Realgm.com
 Ficha en gleague.nba.com

Baloncestistas de Camerún
Baloncestistas de los California Golden Bears
Baloncestistas de los Raptors 905
Baloncestistas de los Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Baloncestistas de los Santa Cruz Warriors
Hermanos baloncestistas