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Urbanovation
Showcasing the interconnectedness of design, innovation and our city with a series of innovations, creative projects, concepts and solutions.
The campaign was launched to examine the interconnectedness of technology and design, and to look into how innovative ideas help resolve issues in the society with the aim to shaping a happier, smarter city for all to enjoy.
The theme this year is to co-create a happy smart city, focusing on three main areas including Robotic Applications, STEAM Education and Smart Living. The pavilion gathers 21 new innovations, creative projects, concepts and solutions from 21 collaborators under one roof.
Robotics and AI are seen as the key to the future smart city. How we could harness robotic technology to maximise human capacity in different aspects?
Design / Achitecture
HKU Robotic Fabrication Lab & Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Welbot Technology Limited
Life Risking Tasks
Roborn Dynamics Limited
Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM)
Teksbotics (Hong Kong) Limited
Smart people is one of the main attributes of a smart city. With the introduction of STEAM education, there has been a change in the education system as well as the tool we use. Interactive experience using AR/VR are created to arouse the interest of learning and more robotic gadgets are deployed in schools to stimulate creativity and reinforce the maker culture.
Leju (Shenzhen) Robotics Co., Limited
Everbest Technologies Limited
Umix
4M Industrial Develpoment Limited
Robobloq Co. Limited
The Hong Kong Maker Club
Embracing creative urban planning / design and innovations, we strive to build Hong Kong a more livable and smarter city for all.
Square Solution Limited x Independiente Communications Limited
OnActivity Limited
3Ds Technology
Walk DVRC Limited
Hong Kong Productivity Council - The Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems (APAS) R&D Centre
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI)
ZOTAC Technology Limited and Sensory Lab Limited
Urbaneo Limited
Robotic Applications | Design / Achitecture
The current research of the Robotic Fabrication Lab at HKU Focuses robotically controlled ceramic 3D printing. Featured at DesignInspire will be the latest designs of Ceramic Constellation pavilion, a collaboration with Sino Group and the CeramicINformation Pavilion, showcasing how robotic technology could be deployed in Architecture. On the same spot, HKU Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering would demonstrate how flexible and multipurpose robotic arm is in handling different tasks by making real time portrait of visitors with the robotic arm.
https://www.arch.hku.hk/staff/arch/lange-christian-j/
Robotic Applications | Food & Beverage
The UR10e robotic arm empowers future changes with collaborative innovations, a human centric UX, built-in force / torque sensor and an ecosystem for different applications. The technology is patented to enable operators with no programming experience to set up quickly with 3D visualisation. Welbot Technology has developed a BoTender by using this robotic arm by which you could expect a decent cocktail with assured consistency in quality.
http://www.welbot-tech.com
Robotic Applications | Life Risking Tasks
Roborn Dynamics specialises in design and manufacturing of humanoid robot. Through its self-developed algorithm, 4 simple controlling sensors, user's body and finger movements, one could directly and easily control the robot. The technology provides a great help in handling life threatening tasks like bomb disposal.
The company is a strategic partner of China Mobile in developing a 5G robot. With the 5G transmission, there will be no boundary of robot application, the 5G robot will be our future assistant in taking on different tasks.
http://roborn.com/
Robotic Applications | Medical
To improve the quality of life of the elderly, LSCM has developed a Smart – service Robot, which can be configured for various applications. A modular approach makes it easy to install different sensors and end-effectors for manipulations. It is configured for an elderly care home setting and it possesses face recognition function. Equipped with different health monitoring sensors, it can collect and report the health status of elderly users. Meanwhile, it can incorporate vital sign sensors such as Blood pressure, Non-invasive breathing detection using UWB, SpO2 detection and Body surface temperature. The robot can provide social information by using Chatbot functions. Simple "weather forecast" and "customer services" demonstrations have been added. A power-assisted driving system has been also developed.
http://www.lscm.hk
Robotic Applications | Retail
Teksbotics will bring in SoftBank Pepper and AGV (automated guided vehicle) which are widely used in different retail shops and events as receptionist or shop keeper. Pepper has the latest technology to recognize your emotion based on your expression and voice. They can also help you in many scenarios and environments such as receptionist in offices, concierge in hotel, customer services in retail, etc.
http://www.teksbotics.com
Aelos 1S
Leju will showcase 20 humanoid robots Aelos which performed a marketing campaign for Winter Olympic 2018 on a snowfield. Aelos is the first humanoid robot with one-stop educational solution to deliver comprehensive STEAM education, help students master multidisciplinary knowledge. Via its App and PC software, users could learn how to program the movement of the robots. The robots will perform dance and somersault at DesignInspire, showcasing the flexibility of robotic movements and its mimeticity of human.
Another featured robot will be Pando, an intelligent programming robot capable of emotional interaction. Not only can it perform tens of thousands of delicate movements, complete scenes such as dancing and competition, but also autonomously avoid obstacles and conduct emotional interaction, touch interaction and voice interaction with users. Users can control it through gestures, as well as the handle and mobile phone.
http://www.lejurobot.com/
Makeblock is one of the most internationally renowned STEM / Maker Educational Platforms.It encourages students developing computational thinking, engineering skills, creativity and problem-solving mindset while acquiring STEM knowledge. It also supports makers' limitless exploration through its powerful tools and platform.
Makeblock Inspiration Space at DesignInspire showcases creative STEM projects from local students, offering a precious opportunity for them to share their design and thinking process with the public. Their projects will inspire visitors, and demonstrate to the world the progress that STEM Education, Innovative Design and Maker Culture have made across Hong Kong.
https://www.makeblock.com/
To get rid of the high barrier, high budget, steep learning curve and the sophisticated UI of professional music softwares, UMix Music App provides the voice-to-MIDI conversion, key signature detection, chord detection and rhythm detection algorithms, using artificial intelligence and digital audio processing techniques. By humming the melody, users could produce a complete digital music work anytime and anywhere, that reduces the complexity of music composition and could master the skills effectively. Users can eventually export and share their completed music work to the community.
The ultimate goal is to transform the current digital music production industry such that everyone can learn and produce music more easily and smoothly, disregarding age, background and music preferences.
http://umix.hk
Mini-underwater Robot
HKUST has always been a keen promoter of STEM education to youth. The Center for Global & Community Engagement (GCE) at HKUST School of Engineering designs a mini-underwater robot with 3D printing techniques and appropriate components. It aims to promote STEM knowledge in the area of underwater robotics to the public.
http://www.ust.hk
Hong Kong-based 4M is recognized as one of the premium brands in the educational toy trade. It aims to build and grow 4M brand, delight customers and deliver ever-more creative, innovative, high quality products that make learning fun.
It will showcase a giant toy Buzz Wire built with its logic block and interactive photo booth with AR technology, demonstrating it could be fun to learn.
http://www.4m-ind.com
Robobloq is a one-stop solution developer and integrator for STEM education, the Robobloq platform combines sturdy aluminum mechanisms, intelligent wireless electronics modules and easy-to-use drag-and-drop graphical programming software and applications. It can be easily set up to create robots and IOT devices such as line-following toys cars, robotic Arm and even prototypes of professional equipments. Robobloq empowers children and students to develop hands-on ability and coding skills and to bring their innovative ideas to life.
http://www.robobloq.com
The Hong Kong Maker Club gathers enthusiasts in technology-based DIY culture, with a focus in electronics, robotics, 3D printing, coding and more. Four projects are demonstrated, which includes a laser cut machine for art and design, a 3D-printed toy gun, 3D-printed robotic arm, and a gigantic robot.
http://hkmakerfaire.wordpress.com/
Teksbotics will feature NAO which has the latest technology to recognize your emotion based on your expression and voice. Users could program its movement via an app.
Broadcast AR
With the screen sponsored by Sqaure, INDE (UK) will feature a broadcast AR technology with different scenarios including Air Sea and Land experience, Back to Jurrasic, Ocean Adventure and Live Avatar etc., their niche compared to other service providers is their cinema quality movies. The Live Avatar - Sean will be a limited performance every day in which the Sean would interact lively with audience according to their motion and reaction.
http://www.indestry.com/
http://facebook.com/squaresolutionltd/
Onactivity will sponsor a projection mapping solution at the entrance of hall 3E to welcome our audience. The content will be tailor made for the theme co-create a happy city. Sensors will be installed in the setting with which the projected image will be interacting with the visitors and be responsive to audience's motion.
http://www.onactivity.com/
Magic Table
3Ds Technology will showcase a magic table incorporating RFID and projection mapping technology, demonstrating a gimmicky way of presentation of product information. Once the RFID sensor receives signal of products, pre-set product information and video could be shown on the table via projection mapping. Magic Table not only helps stimulate customers" desire to buy, it can also analyse customer"s shopping behaviour based on the data collected, help making strategic business decisions.
http://www.3ds.hk/
Walk DVRC Ltd., formally established as an NGO in January 2017, has a vision for a more walkable and liveable Central Business District that begins with the revitalisation of a decaying Des Voeux Road Central. Recognizing that cities lacking a heart or smart core lose their global relevance, Walk DVRC aims to transform a key stretch of road -- from Pedder Street to Western Market -- into a dynamic public realm worthy of a city of Hong Kong"s image and status. Walk DVRC"s mission includes linking this critical artery to the cultural and heritage sites that surround it, raise the innovation and technology bar on the road as well as fostering art and local entertainment.
A design contest "Walk DVRC International Design Competition" was held to imagine a more walkable DVRC. The successful combination of MLA+ (architects and planners), Mobility in Chain (professional transport planners) and dmau (public space analysis and design experts), has emerged to be the winner of the competition. The team has re-envisioned and re-engaged the street as quality public space. The concept is to realign the tramlines along the street, five new tram stations and a new square will appear, each will have a rooftop where different activities will happen with contents related to Heritage, Garden, Arts, Sports and Food. The design, aims to reclaim the generosity of the original streetscape, re-establishing the domain of the pedestrian in one of Hong Kong's main thoroughfares, will be featured at Urbanovation, DesignInspire.
The Sheung Wan Fiesta, a two-block, 90-day trial scheme, will serve as the model of a pedestrian-friendly CBD. Planned for April to June 2019, the Sheung Wan Fiesta will see the blocks between Morrison to Hillier Streets of Des Voeux Road Central closed to vehicular traffic and transformed into a walkable, inclusive and culturally vibrant promenade that will provide food, entertainment and relaxation spaces for everyone.
http://www.walkdvrc.hk/
Autonomous Drive Electric Vehicle
APAS R&D Centre recently acquired its first autonomous vehicle (AV) development platform with the support of the Innovation and Technology Commission. It will serve as a R&D platform for future local development and application of autonomous technology. It provides the self-driving hardware to tackle a wide variety of testing and development challenges. This autonomous-ready EV is completely configurable to APAS's R&D needs. The AV development platform equipped with robust drive-by-wire capability, Artificial Intelligence platform, 8 HD cameras, 3D Lidar and 4G connectivity. It is built with functional safety as priority with multiple levels of operational redundancy. At any point the safety driver can regain full control of the vehicle.
http://apas.hk
Multifunctional Lamppost
ASTRI'sSmart Pole adds a new dynamic in smart city development. The innovative Smart Pole has been developed using the most sophisticated next generation network technologies that brings breakthrough advancements in smart city development. The design has four key features: smart city applications powered by Internet-of-Things, smart mobility solution facilitating Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication, enabling role in 5G technology development, and interactive features accessible through a display panel.
http://www.astri.org
City Energy Planning
Zotac and Sensory Lab will co-feature a City Energy Planning concept. This smart grid model allows players to act as an Energy Planning Manager. Players need to implement effective smart grid strategies such as restructuring infrastructure, managing energy demand and supply, optimizing usage of energy resources. Through energy demand management, energy trading in microgrids, smart meters, electric vehicles and smart grids, players could realize a low carbon economy and a green smart grid. Each decision of the player is determined by three criteria: energy efficiency, environmental protection, and cost saving. When the game completes, the player can see the final score of their design.
http://www.zotac.com
https://www.xensorylab.com
Smart Rubbish Bin
This smart rubbish bin is installed with ultrasonic fill-level sensors that can be fitted to any type of container, and a data and predictive analytic online platform. It could be integrated with other waste solution. It helps cities and waste collection organizations reduce operational costs by eliminating unnecessary pick-ups, providing dynamic collection routes and schedules for a complete optimization of the collection operations. Our solutions also improve public cleanliness by reducing the impact of overflowing bins.
http://www.urbaneo.com.hk
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Keepin' It Local: Exploring Idaho Candy Company's rich history and chocolate treats
Founded over a century ago, the company still produces a mountain of Cherry Cocktails, peanut brittle, butter toffee and the famous Idaho Spuds each day in downtown Boise.
Author: Alex Livingston
Published: 9:32 PM MDT March 31, 2018
Updated: 4:52 PM MDT May 28, 2019
BOISE - If you walk past the Idaho Candy Company on 8th Street in downtown Boise, you're almost guaranteed to smell the chocolate treats being made inside.
When you walk in, you will immediately be thrown into the candy factory's rich history with the original hardwood floors and pictures from the early 1900's.
Although the employees at the Idaho Candy Company do must of their work by hand, they operate like a well-oiled machine. They make around 6,000 Cherry Cocktails and thousands of pounds of peanut brittle a day. It's a lot of work, and that doesn't even include the other products they make on a daily basis.
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Besides the Cherry Cocktails, the factory is most known for their Idaho Spuds and Butter Toffee especially during Christmas time. Owner Dave Wager says the company has been in his family for decades, and he loves that they have been able to stay true to their original vision.
"Anyone can make candy, but we sell the stories that go along with our company," Wager said.
You can find Idaho Candy Company at 412 S. 8th Street in Boise.

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Exactly what will be the principal issues athletes face inside their lower back?
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Downtown Music Publishing has signed a deal with Booker T. Jones to cover his vast music publishing interests.
The multi-faceted agreement includes the acquisition of the renowned multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and arranger's catalog, and will see Downtown represent his future musical works.
Under the terms of the agreement, Downtown has acquired Jones' interest in all of his biggest hits, including the iconic '60s single Green Onions which was written and recorded by Booker T. & The M.G.'s.
The single earned a Grammy Hall of Fame award in 1999, was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2018, and joined the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2012.
Downtown CEO Justin Kalifowitz said: "It is a great privilege to announce this partnership with Booker T. Jones.
Jones added: "I'm still in the same place as I was as a teenager who was so excited about making music.
Early on in his career, Jones was the leader of the legendary Stax Records house band, serving as session musician and/or songwriter for artists such as Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding, and as frontman of his own band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
Since then, he has recorded with some of the most well-known artists of the 20th and 21st century, including Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Bill Withers, Anthony Hamilton, and The Roots.


So, I've been thinking that I'll tint my car as soon as the snow melts, and am able to access the car. Looking at reduced heat in vehicle and obviously reducing glare as well. Does anybody do 3M Crystalline in Thunder Bay? I've heard poor things about "Sun-Gard" (available at Flyod's), and would hate to have to tint peel off or become purple. Also wouldn't want metallized tint. Any advice, and/or recommended installers?
AutoTrendzz did the window tint on the Maxima, they did a great job. not 100% sure,but i think they used 3M.
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He do magic ona my windows.
Steve Albert from the Power Centre is on here, does tint and even gives a TBMOTORING discount. He did Shawn's Subaru. I'll let him chime in on their film. I've also heard good things about a couple private guys, Dave Fredrickson or Paul Shipston, if you PM me I can send you their contact info.
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Barry White was in Galveston, TX. As a young child he sang gospel songs with his mother and taught himself to play piano. At age 11, he moved to South Central Los Angeles and played piano on Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love." He made his first real recording when he was 16 with a group called Upfronts. Later he worked for various independent labels around Los Angeles and ended up landing an A&R position with Bob Keane. When the lebel went out of business, White began doing independent production
Musical Career
He recorded his first album in 1973 called I've got so much love to give. He went on to release many more albums. His album Staying Power in 1999 earned him two Grammys.
White was hospitalized for kidney failure in September of 2002. He was undergoing dialysis treatment but unfortunately he died July 4, 2003 at a West Hollywood hospital
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I've written a short story in which the technology featured in the 1980s/90s TV series Quantum Leap is real and has been stolen and reverse-engineered by North Korea. It's called, fairly unsurprisingly, A Quantum Leap.The "A" is important. I should point out that it's absolutely not the roistering, knockabout romp that the above description implies.… Continue reading OK so what if like the TV show Quantum Leap was real and like North Korea stole the technology and like went into people's heads and someone who went into the machine like couldn't get back out again?


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AI tech could let you speak to your loved ones after their death - how it works
Wednesday, 6th January 2021, 4:36 pm
Updated Wednesday, 6th January 2021, 5:09 pm
As surreal as it might sound, speaking to relatives beyond the grave could become a reality.
A new artificial intelligence tool that would allow people to "take part" in conversations with a person after they have passed away is in development, with Microsoft issuing a patent for the technology.
Using tech that sounds straight out of an episode of Black Mirror, the chatbot would potentially allow users to converse and interact with a past or present entity. First reported by the tech news site, Protocol, the tool wouldn't just allow you to chat with a late family member, but also an acquaintance, celebrity or a historical figure.
The chatbot would pick up the voice and information of a relative by using videos, voice recordings, any letters, and social media posts. It could potentially then be used and interacted with via a smartphone, or other smart device, like a Google Home.
It is currently unknown what Microsoft plans to do with the technology, or whether it plans to release a chat bot after the issuing of the patent.
Other similar technology
There are currently a number of start up companies in the US working on similar ideas to the Microsoft plans.
Eterni.me is a California firm that creates animated avatars of people using data from social media profiles. This is similar to the hologram of Kim Kardashian's late father, which was recently given to her as a birthday present by her husband, Kanye West.
More similar to the Microsoft chatbot is HereAfter AI. Its creators are currently developing an app which uses voice recordings to talk and reminisce in the persona of a dead person.
Users of the app would be able to speak to a former loved one and ask a question like: "Mum, tell me about my first steps." They would then hear their mother's voice telling the story.
The waiting list of people to be interviewed for inclusion in the app is already several hundred long, and they will be asked questions about their lives, with responses put into different sections.


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DS Waters Propels Performance and Management of Critical Financial Databases with EMC Information Lifecycle Management Strategy
Premier Bottled Water Producer and Distributor Leverages EMC DatabaseXtender Software and EMC Tiered Storage For Database Archiving
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EMC Corporation, the world leader in information storage and management, announced today that DS Waters has deployed EMC® DatabaseXtender software for database archiving to maximize the performance of its mission-critical Oracle E-business Suite applications and to support its information lifecycle management (ILM) strategy. DS Waters was able to pinpoint the source of its data growth pain down to the specific application module and implemented DatabaseXtender Optimizer for both accounts receivable and general ledger. DatabaseXtender's intelligent, policy-based data movement capabilities enable DS Waters to better manage its rapid Oracle E-business suite data growth while dramatically improving accounting and customer service productivity through more efficient access to information.
Nikhil Sawant, DS Waters' Director, Implementation Services, said, "DS Waters services customers from coast to coast and processes hundreds of thousands of transactions per day. Consequently, our Oracle-based accounts receivable and general ledger databases experience tremendous data growth, which impacts performance, impairs productivity and jeopardizes our ability to service customers. EMC DatabaseXtender helps alleviate these pressures."
DatabaseXtender streamlines production databases by relocating inactive data to a more cost-effective tiered storage environment. DatabaseXtender performs the data relocation while maintaining all existing data relationships as if the data is still stored within a single production environment. Following data relocation, users continue to use native applications to transparently monitor, analyze and use data stored in both the production and historical databases.
In 2003, Groupe Danone and Suntory Water Group formed a joint venture named DS Waters, a leading producer and distributor of bottled water products in the United States. As a result, DS Waters merged multiple legacy systems to provide its customer service and accounting employees with efficient and seamless access to financial and customer information. To support its ILM strategy, DS Waters assessed its business and database processes and determined that active accounts receivable and general ledger data should remain on high-performance EMC Symmetrix® networked storage for 13 and 27 months, respectively. This information would then be archived for retrieval on EMC CLARiiON® networked storage, creating a tiered storage infrastructure for lower total cost of ownership of their applications environment. Ultimately, approximately 30 million database rows representing 400GBs of data are set to be relocated out of production.
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EMC's software and hardware supports numerous other critical business processes at DS Waters. By enhancing access to information, DatabaseXtender enables DS Waters' customer service department to more efficiently respond to the more than five million phone calls received each year. DS Waters also built and relies on an enterprise-wide business application system based on Oracle eBusiness Suite 11i and EMC Symmetrix networked storage.
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Ammonia Refrigeration: What should you keep in mind?
Using ammonia for refrigeration is effective, saves resources and is generally safe. However, because gas leaks cannot be completely prevented, ammonia monitoring is essential. An ammonia detection system reduces the risk of production downtime, protects employees, and can save seconds that make a difference in case of an alarm.
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Ammonia: Dairies, bottling plants, butcheries and production plants with a freezing tunnel cannot do without it. Low temperatures must be generated wherever food is produced or processed – during storage, for preservation, or for special technologies and processes.
Chemically known as NH₃, ammonia has been used for this purpose for over a hundred years—used for the first time by Carl von Linde in 1870 to refrigerate beer. Today, the alkaline compound of nitrogen and hydrogen dominates the refrigeration system market now more than ever. This is because the natural refrigerant has a number advantages. Ammonia has a good volumetric cooling capacity and is a very effective refrigerant due to a heat of vaporization of 1368 kJ/kg.
Only a small amount of ammonia needs to be moved in the system—approximately 13 to 15 percent compared to fluorocarbons—to generate a high refrigeration capacity. This makes NH₃ very economical. But not only is the installation of an ammonia-based refrigeration system about 10 to 20 percent cheaper than similar systems, operating costs are also significantly lower.
Another advantage is that ammonia is more environmentally friendly than liquid hydrocarbons: Its global warming potential (GWP) and ozone depletion potential (ODP) equal zero.
RISKS INVOLVED WITH AMMONIA REFRIGERATION
While ammonia is one of the most widely produced chemicals—more than 130 million tons are produced annually, and growing—the substance poses significant hazards.
– Risk of explosion and fire
Ammonia is a flammable gas and can form flammable or potentially explosive compounds in dry air when in a gaseous state. The concentration threshold is between 15 and 28 vol. percent. However, the required ignition temperature is rather high—at least 1202 °F/650 °C. (www.eurammon.com)
NH3 is generally lighter than air and reaches the atmosphere with a high diffusion velocity. In confined spaces and containers, it can displace any available oxygen. NH3 has a high affinity for moisture and quickly forms compounds with the moisture in the atmosphere. If ammonia leakages occur, water curtains are used to damp down vaporous ammonia. The gas then sinks to the ground in the form of ammonia aerosol, which is visible as a white mist.
Ammonia has a relatively low flammability and only burns continuously if there is a flame. If the steam content in the air exceeds 11 vol. percent, flammable and potentially explosive mixtures are no longer possible. Despite the extensive use of ammonia around the world, explosions and fires purely caused by NH3 are very rare. Any known incidents occurred almost exclusively in closed rooms or containers. Thus, there is only a risk of explosion if the concentration in unventilated rooms exceeds the explosion limit (15 vol. percent) or if high-energy ignition sources are present.
Maintenance work at ammonia refrigeration systems requiring welding, soldering or cutting must be performed with extreme caution: existing oil mists can lower the explosion limit of NH3/air mixtures. NH3 systems should therefore be purged with air or a non-flammable gas prior to starting the welding work in order to remove residual ammonia.
Another safety concern is the corrosive effect of ammonia on iron, copper, zinc, tin and their alloys. Leaks can damage parts of the refrigeration system and cause uncontrollable gas leakages. Corrosion caused by ammonia not only causes perforation in the form of holes, but also as corrosive cracks. These cracks are often very subtle and difficult to detect.
2.- Toxic dangers to humans
Ammonia is a respiratory poison that has a strong irritating and corrosive effect—mainly in the liquid state. The strongest reaction occurs with moist body surfaces such as the mucous membranes and eyes, causing painful chemical burns. Inhaling ammonia can damage the respiratory tracts and lungs.
If liquid ammonia comes in contact with the cornea, it can cause blindness. Because the temperature of liquid ammonia is below -27.4 °F / -33 °C, it causes severe frostbite if it comes into contact with the skin. Symptoms of minor ammonia poisoning include a feeling of suffocation and breathing difficulties, dizziness, a burning sensation in the throat, increased salivation, stomach ache and vomiting. Extended exposure to liquid ammonia damages the respiratory and digestive organs. In some cases, serious symptoms may appear hours after inhalation. Contaminations at a level above IDLH(300 PPM) or higher are life threatening. Nevertheless, fatal accidents involving ammonia are rare. Due to its distinctive acrid smell, which can be noticed in very low concentrations starting at 5 ppm, humans normally notice it well below the threshold of a harmful concentration.
This has both advantages and disadvantages. Ammonia's low odor threshold can cause panic among the employees, even if the concentration is not dangerous. This is also one reason why reliable and precise detection is essential: it helps to prevent uninformed and impulsive reactions.
AVOIDING ACCIDENTS THROUGH EARLY LEAKAGE DETECTION
Even if the ammonia refrigeration systems are professionally and properly maintained, accidental ammonia leakage can occur for many reasons— such as corrosion, leaking valves, operating errors. Cracks frequently develop when liquid residual ammonia is locked in pumps or lines during standstill, which warms up and expands as a consequence. Other critical scenarios include filling, maintenance and cleaning.
In fact, experts estimate that leakage losses in complex industrial refrigeration systems amount to 2 to 17 percent every year, depending on the age and condition of the system.
It is crucial to detect leakages quickly. On one hand, any effort for required refilling should be kept to a minimum to avoid damage to the system and the products stored in refrigeration. On the other hand, any interruption of production costs money—whether it's a real alarm due to a hazard or merely a false alarm. This is why ammonia leakages in particular need to be detected with high precision.
PROPER INSTALLATION OF FIXED GAS MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT
– Position measurement points correctly
In ammonia-based refrigeration systems, the transmitters of a gas measurement system are normally installed in the compressor room and near the valve stations to monitor the ends of pipes. The sensors in the compressor room should generally be positioned at the ceiling, because ammonia weighs about half as much as air and rises quickly after a leakage. Even if workers cannot smell ammonia in the lower section of the room, the concentrations at the ceiling can be significantly higher. When installing the transmitters, make sure that the sensors are not positioned directly in the airflow to or from the evaporator.
– Factor in potential disruptive factors
Extreme temperature fluctuations are prevalent in the compressor room. Moisture can develop during air heating and cooling due to condensation, which can affect the performance of sensitive devices. Moisture can also be generated during defrosting procedures at the evaporator. If possible, sensors should be positioned in locations that provide the best protection from these or other potential disruptive factors.
– Keep sensor performance in mind
Because of freezing and fluctuating temperatures, moisture and corrosion, not every sensor is suitable for the challenging environment of a refrigeration system. For a reliable measurement performance, it is critical that the gas detectors are robust enough to withstand the wide range of temperatures and other prevailing challenges. In addition, the sensors must have a high level of precision in detecting ammonia.
– Select correct alarm thresholds
A basic level with a low background concentration is often present in ammonia refrigeration systems. In order to avoid frequent false alarms, the defined alarm thresholds should be slightly above the Threshold Limit Value (TLV) level. A high quality sensor will support reliable and precise measurements and help minimize false alarms and production downtime.
– Conduct regular maintenance
For reliable and precise measurements, a gas detection system must be calibrated regularly and receive proper maintenance at specific intervals. This is even more important if the system operates under challenging conditions, as it does with ammonia refrigeration. It pays off to invest in higher quality service. Technicians with specialized expertise are faster at noticing and fixing effects of aging and signs of wear. As a result, experienced technicians increase the reliability of ammonia detection devices and extend their lifespan.
TRUSTED SAFETY SOLUTIONS
In the majority of ammonia accidents, the hazardous substance occurs in gaseous form. If injured persons are in the contaminated area, their rescue is obviously the highest priority. Respiratory protection independent of the ambient air is essential for firefighters and other emergency personnel. One important component is a head piece, which also protects the eyes from contact with the contaminated atmosphere. In many cases, gas-tight chemical protective suits are required in the hazardous area.
If liquid ammonia leaks from refrigeration systems, the situation becomes more problematic. Upon contact with the skin, the temperature of the liquid, which is -27.4 °F /-33 °C or lower, causes frostbite. The level of severity depends on the contact surface and the amount of liquid. Basic protective clothing cannot withstand the freezing cold liquid which corrodes through the material. When starting the work, wearing a chemical protective suit made of cold-resistant material is recommended. To protect the skin from frostbite, warming work clothes and woolen sock liners and gloves should be worn under the suit.
Selecting the right filter
Emergency personnel who work on a damaged system to detect leakages should be provided with personal gas warning devices for safety reasons. For work that involves the risk of leaking or rapidly escaping ammonia— such as opening the refrigeration circulation system—personal protective equipment should be used.
Full face mask with appropriate ammonia filter (Identification color green) and integrated eye protector Link
In the case of an alarm, escape apparatus that are independent of the ambient air support an organized evacuation of the plant. Filtering escape devices that protect workers from toxic gases also help protect escaping persons.
Special requirements need individual solutions
Ammonia-based refrigeration systems present a particular challenge for safety management. Gas measurement equipment, personal protective equipment, and escape equipment all require individual solutions that consider all plant-specific factors.
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The Valentine Museum's $23 million Riverside site is expected to attract about 250,000 visitors to the Richmond waterfront in its first year, with attendance growing to nearly 500,000 annually by the end of the decade.
But the eight-acre history and entertainment complex represents only the first phase of a $500 million development effort designed to transform the remains of the city's historic canal system into a robust tourist, retail and business attraction.
Work on a one-mile stretch of the 200-year-old Kanawha and Haxall canals is expected to begin in April 1995, says Marc Hirth, executive director of a joint city and business development venture known as Richmond Riverfront Development Corp.
Designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm of Wallace, Roberts and Todd, which created the plans for Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the $38.3 million project will rejoin and refurbish several existing sections of the canal bed stretching from the Valentine Riverside site to the historic 17th Street neighborhood called Shockoe Bottom.
In addition to installing such improvements as sidewalks, lighting, landscaping and pedestrian plazas, the plan calls for the reconstruction of the canal's locks and the creation of an eight-acre public commons along its path. When this phase of the project is finished in five years, Hirth says, it will link the Riverside site with such thriving retail and restaurant districts as Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom as well as with future redevelopment in the city's historic Tobacco Row district.
Planners expect the corridor to become the backbone for a high-grade mix of new construction and rehabilitated commercial property, including office buildings, retail stores and restaurants. Stretched out over 27 acres of land adjacent to the canal, the development, which will range from high-rises to modest two-story structures, should add as much as 3 million square feet of mixed-use space to the city's tax rolls over the next 15 years, Hirth says.
The ambitious venture, which includes such Fortune 500 property owners as Ethyl Corp., Reynolds Metals Co., Dominion Resources and Norfolk Southern Corp., also is expected to attract an estimated $100 million in tourist spending over a 10-year period.
In addition to the lure of the Valentine and the historic waterway, which will offer rides aboard 90-foot-long reproductions of early 19th-century canal boats, visitors also will be drawn by the area's rich architectural heritage and unique opportunities for dining and shopping, Hirth says.
Long-term plans call for the reconstruction of two other stretches of the canal, which George Washington founded as the nation's first tow-path system in the 1780s. When the Tidewater Locks were originally completed, they linked the rich farmland of the James River and Shenandoah valleys to Hampton Roads' ports, resulting in exports of tobacco and grain to the rest of the country and the world.
The canals also provided waterpower to the city's early industrial base, which included such pioneering firms as the Tredegar Iron Works. The renovated remains of the sprawling mill, which became the arsenal of the Confederacy during the Civil War, now house the Valentine's new Riverside museum site.
"Richmond has more history in this one mile of riverfront than most other cities have altogether," Hirth says.
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Wonderland Vs Neverland Essay
Topics: Adult world, Back home, Child years, Essay, Their self,
Everyone looks at developing up in a different way.
Some want to hold onto their very own childhood chasteness, whilst other folks have lost it, struggling to find a much more mature personality. The fictional works of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Peter Skillet by J. M. Barrie each tackle one part of the move between the child years and adulthood. For Alice, the world of adults is perplexing, but the lady wants to fit into, wants to end up being older, and is tired of staying treated such as a kid.
Your woman strives to get older by simply acting fault a mature fresh woman, her world of Wonderland reflecting this kind of fact, as its older, consists of more adult themes and concepts, and ultimately allows little Alice through her child to adult change, allowing her to find their self. Peter is pretty the opposite. To get him, developing up is actually a definite simply no, and he holds upon his chasteness at any cost.
His world, Neverland, portrays this, as everything is strictly good or evil, black or white, with an obliviousness to see the excellent line between, and allows Peter to understand who he is. These fresh protagonists happen to be surrounded by a cast of characters that help format which aspect the individual authors carry out growing up, and how things such as innocence, maturity, identity and escapism most play parts in these coming of age stories. Alice is definitely seven-years-old.
While most kids her age happen to be playing "with a range of toys via wax dolls to plaything soldiers and train sets" and experiencing their children, Alice can be reading, learning vocabulary by her sibling, and taking into consideration the day's weather condition (Lambert). A lot more grown up than the additional kids in the 19th 100 years, Alice feels herself to get an adult, operating far over and above her grow older, and facing challenges with a far more fully developed attitude. Even though confused and a little frazzled when slipping down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, she immediately pieces herself desired goals and is exploring, pushing very little on with an atmosphere of encounter.
When up against the container that says "DRINK ME", she reveals herself educated, letting visitors know she's heard about different kinds of poison, and knows that "if you drink very much from a bottle designated 'poison' it can be almost particular to don't agree with you, quicker or later" (Carroll 8). The campaign of her supposedly vast knowledge-beyond-her-years and maturity proceeds throughout the new, as Alice points out a lot of occasions to many of the Wonderland characters like the Caterpillar sometime later it was, the Crazy Hatter as well as the Queen, that she's not only a child, and that's she's much more matured than they think.
Numerous circumstances in the book show that Alice perceives herself to get older and more mature than she is, and show readers what exactly side Carroll seems to be dealing with the issues of growing up. With the Caterpillar, it seems never to faze her at all that he's sitting down on a mushroom smoking, which in turn isn't something which typically arises in a children's novel, neither should the lady be exposed to. Second of all, one should remember that the mushrooms and potions Alice need to eat or perhaps drink to grow bigger to smaller are corresponding to drugs with the real world, because they alter a person's notion, much just like how they influence Alice's perception of the already whacky Wonderland.
In addition , her constant developing and shrinking mirrors children or teenage undergoing changes through puberty and incapability to adjust before you go through a piece of self-discovery. The only problem is it does not matter how grown up Alice thinks she is, and will act, expressing she is aware just about everything, her meeting with the Duchess, who comments that Alice "[doesn't] know very much, and that's a fact" causes her to realise the lady in fact is aware nothing, and still has a good price to learn coming from both Wonderland and her own universe in order to grow up (Carroll 45).
The more mature environment of Carroll's Alice's Journeys in Wonderland shows viewers he evidently identified with children growing up, producing the move from faithful child to mature adult as quickly and independently as is feasible. In contrast to this, a book suitable for kids, Carroll's subjects, topics and signs are far more mature than T. M. Barrie's Peter Baking pan. Some kids simply usually grow up when it is period. They don't want that responsibility, that they don't need to change, and so they don't need to become the.
They wish to continue to be "gay and innocent and heartless", and that's precisely what Peter programs to do by staying in Neverland forevermore (Barrie 111). This individual tells Wendy right from the start that he went away from home as they overheard his parents "talking about what [he] was to be when [he] became a man" and decided that he wished to "always be a bit boy and to have fun" (Barrie 17). Peter can be afraid of dropping this by simply growing up, and clings to whatever allows him to remain a kid, the main example of this being that he requires a mother, which in turn he locates in Wendy.
Although he tells her he wishes for her to see the mermaids in Neverland, it truly is evident simply by his announcement to the Lost Boys that "[he hast] brought eventually a mom for [them] all" that his strategy all along was to get them a mom. One would think that Peter will play the daddy to her mother, as he's in charge of the Lost Males, but this kind of is not the case. Once again Peter's the child years innocence lights through, because he refuses to think of yourself as00 father: she's meant to be his mother as well. He doesn't want that responsibility, this individual doesn't wish to become another person, and he wants to embark on adventures and fight buccaneers for all his life.
By the end of the new, Wendy brings the Shed Boys residence, but Peter refuses to go along. He knows that accepting means growing up, and that is anything he will not do. He promises that he'll bring Wendy to Neverland, nevertheless he comes back, she has cultivated old, and he is reluctant to accept this. Therefore , he requires her child Jane to Neverland to be his mother and do his spring washing instead, sometime later it was takes her daughter Margaret, "and hence it will continue, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless" (Barrie 115).
In this way, we see that Peter never truly grows up, keeping his childhood ideals and purity forevermore, and, unlike Alice, never amazing things who he can, or what his put in place the adult world will be. Loss of identification is a regular and sometimes bound to happen occurrence that accompanies becoming an adult and giving the world of a young child. Alice understands exactly who the girl with before her adventure in Wonderland, and also after.
Yet she encounters a change roaming through Wonderland that mirrors the self-discovery a child goes thru when making the transition from child to adult. The confusion the lady experiences is principally caused by the growing and shrinking and changes her body goes through in Wonderland, comparable to growing up. When the lady stumbles through the Caterpillar carrying out a series of developing and downsizing, he inquiries her: "'Who are YOU? ' said the Caterpillar.
This was not an stimulating opening for any conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, 'I-I hardly know, sir, just as present–at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been altered several times since then'" (Carroll 37). This kind of occurs many more instances throughout Wonderland, with Alice being constantly ordered to identify herself the creatures she meets and unable to correctly answer.
As well as the Caterpillar's berating, Alice provides a run in with the Cheshire Cat, where he tells her that simply put "[they're] almost all mad right here. [He's] angry, [she's] mad" and that he is aware of she is, "or [she] wouldn't have come here" (Carroll 48). This causes her to question their self and her own sanity, and ponder just what the girl with doing throughout Wonderland, and who specifically she is. All of us have told her she's foreign, known as her anything other than Alice and offender her of something or perhaps other sooner or later in the story, and it's almost an excessive amount of for the young lady to bear.
Yet , she comes out on best of it all at the conclusion, fighting again against the Princess or queen of Hearts and becoming her own independent woman. The changes she undergoes in order to go back home by the end of the book are a parallel to puberty and the take action of finding her own identification, showing that Carroll provides demonstrated the transition among childhood and adulthood and that despite protrusions along the road (finding herself), Alice is growing up properly. This is the opposite of Peter, however , who remains to be unchanging for the length of his story. "All children, other than one, develop up" (Barrie 1). It truly is evident from the first type of the book that Peter won't become an adult sooner. He understands who he could be: a kid.
A child who fights pirates, defends the Misplaced Boys and spends his days in happy enjoyment, doing what he wishes when he wants, no rules or constraints in Neverland. Not having to grow up means he gets to stay that way, and doesn't have to undergo the self-discovery that accompany maturing and having older. This individual displays this several times through the entire novel, the most known being when ever Wendy presents to have him play the role of father to the Misplaced Boys and her friends, as she is the mother. He neglects, preferring to remain in the function of the "son", because that's what this individual knows, and that's the role he's always played, unchanging. He's uncomfortable actually pretending to be somebody but himself, completely confident with his identity.
Barrie provides fear of growing up through Peter's eyes, explaining that by maturation and becoming a male if he goes back home with the Darlings, then he'll have to turn into someone else, and lose the identity of who he's now. It had been the whole purpose he ran away in the first place. In contrast to Alice, who undergoes a change in the novel and makes the changeover by the end, he can still similar to ever by the time Peter Baking pan finishes.
If he drops in through an seniors Wendy's window, she records that "he [is] precisely the same as ever, " and your woman "sees at once that he still [has] all his first teeth" (Barrie 112). She's adult, Michael and John have raised up, however, Lost Young boys she brought back are now adults, but Peter, as always, is known as a child. In this way, Barrie enables him to hold every aspect of his identity that he may have lost, becoming someone other than Peter Pan, by growing up, demonstrating once again that staying youthful seems to be more great that developing up. While he didn't grow up and Alice did, they share once common attribute that jewelry together all their views on growing up: escapism.
Escapism is usually described by the dictionary being a "habitual curve of the head to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine" (Merriam 426). This is exactly just how both Philip and Alice deal with their particular growing up, or lack thereof. This fantasy is meant to help ease them through their child to adult transition, or, in Peter's case, to keep it coming from happening. To be able to help obtain their goals, these worlds had to be adapted in order to indicate their author's view of growing up that has been increase in underlined over the novel.
Pertaining to Alice, there exists Wonderland. Ideal world developed to escape the boredom with the adult globe she confronts and help her make the transition from child to adult easier. The name alone tells readers what is going on — a Ponder.
It represents Alice's ever before constant interest and question everything because she discovers she must control their self if the girl with to enter the adult community, as well as the greatness of the world is definitely. Carroll enables himself to reflect his ideas that children should mature quickly and expand up by creating mature themes and maybe innuendos within the pages of Wonderland, the best example of this being the Caterpillar. After wandering through the forest, Alice's "eyes instantly [meet] those of a large caterpillar, that [is] sitting on the side a mushroom with it's arms folded away, quietly smoking a long shisha and not taking smallest detect of her or anything at all else" (Carroll 36).
Hookahs are suspended in most locations as they are deemed illegal as they are used for leisure drugs. Inside the real world, such a thing would not come anywhere near an individual as youthful as Alice, nor wouldn't it be appropriate. To place these kinds of a mature motif in a children's book demonstrates that Carroll was all pertaining to growing up fast.
Additionally, the bread and beverages that make her bigger or perhaps smaller can also be a possible reference to drugs, as previously mentioned. That they alter her perception worldwide around her, much just like they do in real life, displaying again which the world Alice has steered clear of to reflect the fact that she is growing up and having a mature mature. Although Neverland is a community just as magical as that one, its meaning lies at the opposite end of the range. Neverland is usually and always continues to be Peter Pan's home. A magical universe filled with mermaids, fairies, pirates and Indians, where the "good guys" are kids as well as the "bad guys" are adults.
This actuality, that youngsters are good and adults are bad, reflects Peter's very mentality that growing up is a horrible thing, and Barrie's capability to broadcast this kind of fact to his readers. In a way, Neverland represents the "good" inside the author's sight, as it is stuffed with carefree kids, who can perform what they want without have any worries, whereas the "read world" might represent the "bad" as it is an adult's world in which reality must be faced and problems like money, foodstuff, violence and death come into play. It truly represents a child's mindset, as a world away from our very own to escape to when the heading gets tough.
In addition , the name of Peter's globe reflects the positioning it has considered on growing up, as you "Never" develop up in Neverland. Barrie takes things one step further to outline the simple fact that Peter's world must represent his ideas of never developing up thus strongly that at one point in the novel, Peter begins to have "intentionally speedy short breaths at the rate of about five to a second" because "there is a expressing in Neverland that, every time you breathe, a grown-up passes away; and Peter was getting rid of them away vindictively as fast as possible" (Barrie 74), showing us Peter's world really reflects the author's vision of children being children forever.
Barrie has created a world enormously different from those of Carroll's Wonderland, and this is because both experts have demonstrated all their view of growing up by creating two children's stories with totally different viewpoints. In the end, a lot of people make the transition, changing and adapting to be remembered as a more fully developed individual, even though others simply don't, remaining the same as they may have always been. Pertaining to Alice, her journey through Wonderland offers aided her in developing a new personality, in blending together her the child years innocence and adulthood maturity together, as well as overcoming her escapism to be remembered as a developed girl.
Even early on, when the Caterpillar requests if she thinks she's changed, the girl replies that she's "afraid [she] is definitely. [She] can't remember points as [she] used-and [she doesn't] maintain your same size for 10 minutes jointly! " (Carroll 38). However , she has recognized that she's changing and growing up, which is a lot more than can be said pertaining to young Peter. He refuses to change pertaining to Wendy every throughout the book, and in the finish, he is "exactly the same as ever" including having "all his first teeth", not having produced the changeover, keeping a strong grasp on his innocence, his identity and escaping to Neverland in order to avoid his complications (Barrie 112).
Two edges to one coin, Alice and Peter's tales wonderfully reflect Carroll and Barrie's stances on the issues of whether to grow up or certainly not.
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Gender equity and social inclusion in joint forest management
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This manual explores good practices for gender equity and social inclusion in community-based forest management and monitoring.
Why is the manual important?
India is a front-runner in developing policies to engage forest-dependent communities in the management of their forest lands. Under India's Joint Forest Management (JFM) program, the state, represented by the Forest Department, and the village community formally share responsibilities and benefits of jointly protecting and managing forests adjoining villages.
The manual therefore addresses two questions: 1) Is JFM, as implemented in two Indian landscapes, equitable and inclusive? 2) How can gender equity and social inclusion be improved in JFM?
Who is the manual for?
The manual is for policy makers.
Country of focus: India
How can I use the manual?
The manual starts by introducing India's JFM program, its project landscapes and people, and it explores their local perceptions of equity and inclusion within the JFM governance model.
The manual's methodology section includes semi-structured interviews about local forest governance, which are to be carried out privately with participants, both men and women in nearly equal numbers. It recommends to carry out interviews in both villages that have and do not have forest committees.
The manual also includes a section that explains gender-specific constraints to participation as well as ethnic exclusions in JFM. It lays out how participation is shaped at the intersection of gender and ethnicity.
The final section provides conclusions and findings, underscoring the necessity of reframing the issue of 'women's participation' to capture the intersecting social differences, considering that the forest dependency, responsibilities and livelihood activities of different groups of women differ, as do their interests in JFM.
The manual ends with recommendations on what it will take to enhance the equity of JFM.
The manual was developed in 2017 by Bioversity International.
Where can I get the tool? Who can I contact?
Access or download (4 MB) the manual.
Developing participatory agro-climate advisories
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Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of Climate Resilience of Famers and Pastoralists (SHARP)
Gender equity and social inclusion in joint forest management: Lessons from two Indian states
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Gender in rural institutions and governance: A review of existing tools. CGIAR GENDER Platform working paper 002.
ElDidi, Hagar; Kosec, Katrina; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth. 2021. Gender in rural institutions and governance: a review of existing tools. CGIAR GENDER Platform Working Paper #002. Nairobi, Kenya: CGIAR GENDER Platform.


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Gutierrez, Dickson Collect National DH Titles!
Giant Factory Off-Road Team riders Marcelo Gutierrez and Jacob Dickson scored downhill national championship titles last weekend in their home nations. Gutierrez collected his seventh Colombian elite men's DH national title. Dickson won his fifth Irish championship and first ever in the elite men's category. Gutierrez returned home to Colombia, where he faced stiff competition and a...
Gutierrez has owned the No. 1 plate in Colombia for years, and he once again lived up to the moment to score his seventh elite men's downhill championship. Santiago Cárdenas González photo.
Gutierrez rode his Glory Advanced team bike and the new Giant Shuttle DH shoes. Santiago Cárdenas González photo.
Gutierrez was joined on the podium by his brother Rafael (left). Santiago Cárdenas González photo.
Dickson said he felt right at home on the muddy track in Northern Ireland.
Dickson has five national championships in Ireland, and this was his first at the elite level.
Giant Factory Off-Road Team riders Marcelo Gutierrez and Jacob Dickson scored downhill national championship titles last weekend in their home nations.
Gutierrez collected his seventh Colombian elite men's DH national title. Dickson won his fifth Irish championship and first ever in the elite men's category.
Gutierrez returned home to Colombia, where he faced stiff competition and a tricky track with unpredictable conditions. Once again, he was able to live up to the moment, piloting his Glory Advanced team bike to victory. Gutierrez also wore the new Giant Shuttle shoe, made with a hydrophobic upper that repels water to minimize unwanted weight gain in wet, muddy conditions.
"This is a race where I feel so many things," Gutierrez said. "There is a lot of pressure, really good competitors, and as every year, that desire to keep the Colombian flag on my jersey. The track was not easy this year. The weather changed and some sections ended up being really technical, but at the end the result was a win. Now there is only one thing to do, and that's to represent my country around the world and to try and find as many podiums as I can this year."
Gutierrez was joined on the podium by his brother Rafael, who finished second.
"I'm also really happy about Rafael's result," Gutierrez said. "So this my moment to say congratulations to him, just keep pushing, bro!"
Dickson also faced tough track conditions in Northern Ireland. Racing his Glory Advanced on a new course in Rostrevor, Co. Down, and wearing the new Shuttle shoe as well, the 19-year-old says he felt right at home in the slick conditions.
"We had a lot of rain and the track was very slippery, but I loved every minute of it," Dickson said. "In my seeding run I put a good solid run down and ended up 10 seconds up. My finals run was going just as good until I made a silly mistake on one of the biggest features on the track. But somehow I ended up only 2 or 3 seconds slower and still took the win. I'm really happy to be Irish champion for the fifth time and win my first in the elite category."
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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
Robert Middlekauff
The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic. Beginning with the French and Indian War and continuing to the election of George Washington as first president, Robert Middlekauff offers a panoramic history of the conflict between England and America, highlighting the drama and anguish of the colonial struggle for independence. Combining the political and the personal, he provides a compelling account of the key events that precipitated the war, from the Stamp Act to the Tea Act, tracing the gradual gathering of American resistance that culminated in the Boston Tea Party and "the shot heard 'round the world." The heart of the book features a vivid description of the eight-year-long war, with gripping accounts of battles and campaigns, ranging from Bunker Hill and Washington's crossing of the Delaware to the brilliant victory at Hannah's Cowpens and the final triumph at Yorktown, paying particular attention to what made men fight in these bloody encounters. The book concludes with an insightful look at the making of the Constitution in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 and the struggle over ratification. Through it all, Middlekauff gives the reader a vivid sense of how the colonists saw these events and the importance they gave to them. Common soldiers and great generals, Sons of Liberty and African slaves, town committee-men and representatives in congress--all receive their due. And there are particularly insightful portraits of such figures as Sam and John Adams, James Otis, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and many others. This new edition has been revised and expanded, with fresh coverage of topics such as mob reactions to British measures before the War, military medicine, women's role in the Revolution, American Indians, the different kinds of war fought by the Americans and the British, and the ratification of the Constitution. The book also has a new epilogue and an updated bibliography. The cause for which the colonists fought, liberty and independence, was glorious indeed. Here is an equally glorious narrative of an event that changed the world, capturing the profound and passionate struggle to found a free nation. The Oxford History of the United States The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, a New York Times bestseller, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Atlantic Monthly has praised it as "the most distinguished series in American historical scholarship," a series that "synthesizes a generation's worth of historical inquiry and knowledge into one literally state-of-the-art book." Conceived under the general editorship of C. Vann Woodward and Richard Hofstadter, and now under the editorship of David M. Kennedy, this renowned series blends social, political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military history into coherent and vividly written narrative.
More Books by Robert Middlekauff
Washington's Revolution
The Mathers
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
The Republic for Which It Stands
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
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Q: How to obtain only positive value in second column I use this command
awk 'NR%2{t=$1;next}{print $1-t,$2}'

to get the distance between two consecutive Y points in a file. But I would like to have all positive numbers. How to get that ? like something as modulus.
1577 -46.1492
1577.57 47
1578 -47.6528
1578.87 49
1579 -49.2106
1580 -50.7742
1580.15 51

A: You can replace this:
{print $1-t,$2}

with this:
{if ($2>=0) print $1-t,$2}

or,
$2 >= 0 { print $1 - t, $2 }

A: Command: awk '$2 !~ /^-/{print $0}' file

output

1577.57 47
1578.87 49
1580.15 51

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Q: Python Argument Not Recognized I have been writing a parser script in Visual Studio Code and have encountered some very weird issue.
The function below basically just gets the argument during run time.
def setArguments():
    argParser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Parse pTest Results")
    requiredArgs = argParser.add_argument_group('required arguments')
    requiredArgs.add_argument('-c', dest="cur_log", help='Latest pTest Results',action = "store", required = True)
    requiredArgs.add_argument('-p', dest="pre_log", help='Previous pTest Results', action = "store", required = True)
    requiredArgs.add_argument('-Vc', dest="cur_Version", help='Current Build Version', action = "store")
    requiredArgs.add_argument('-Vp', dest="pre_Version", help='Previous Build Version', action = "store")

    return argParser.parse_args()

I have double checked the launch.json file for the arguments to be passed to the internal terminal.
However, I am encountering the following issue and couldn't figure out what went wrong.
'pTest_Parser.py' '-c pTest' '-p pTest2' '-Vc 123' '-Vp 111'

usage: pTest_Parser.py [-h] -c CUR_LOG -p PRE_LOG [-Vc CUR_VERSION][-Vp PRE_VERSION]
pTest_Custom_Parser.py: error: unrecognized arguments: -Vc 123 -Vp 111

Only the -Vc and -Vp arguments are not recognized, -c and -p are working fine


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1. (bug #2): Fix conversion to unix timestamp format.

version 1.3.0
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**Date:** 08-Nov-2014

1. Set release to stable in composer.json.
2. Updated CHANGE log to reflect user friendly date time formats.

version 1.2.0
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Date: 02-Jul-2014

- Enh #8: Ability to pass additional form input data within each ajax call.

version 1.1.0
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Date: 05-Jul-2014

- Updated placeholder to accept boolean value (false) to disable it.
- Added loadingClass property to configure the loading indicator CSS.
- Added support for plugin to work with other plugins like Select2.

version 1.0.0
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Date: 30-Apr-2014

Initial release.

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cask 'font-convergence' do
  version :latest
  sha256 :no_check

  # github.com/google/fonts was verified as official when first introduced to the cask
  url 'https://github.com/google/fonts/raw/master/ofl/convergence/Convergence-Regular.ttf'
  name 'Convergence'
  homepage 'https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Convergence'

  font 'Convergence-Regular.ttf'
end


The stereotype of the lone traveler doesn't hold true for everyone. Some people go globetrotting with partners, while others educate their children on the road, hopping between cultural landmarks and exploring the great outdoors. Whether you plan to take your kids on a long-haul vacation, exploring an exotic and far-flung location, or a round-the-world trip, the actual traveling element can be the trickiest part. If you're nervous about managing a long-distance flight with your children, read these three tips to help you prepare.
Don't assume that your flight provider will provide food and drink because you're traveling long-distance. Even if your kids do get a meal on board, there's no guarantee it will be something they like, so always bring back up options. Remember, you won't be able to bring food and drink through security (except for breast milk or baby formula – though it's worth checking your airline's policy on this), so you'll need to buy your snacks at customs. Opt for healthy snacks like granola bars, crackers, dried fruit and smoothies that will keep your kids full and stop them getting tired and cranky.
Stuffy aircraft are hotbeds for germs, so make sure you bring plenty of antibacterial wipes and hand gels to keep the whole family healthy. There's nothing worse than having an entire trip planned out, only for one of your kids to get sick the day after you arrive, so be vigilant about hand-washing whenever possible and tell your kids to keep their hands out of their mouths to avoid germs. It's also a good idea to bring some infant Tylenol on board in case of fever or teething pain, as well as cortisol cream for heat rashes and itching. Check with your airline before taking any medicines on the plane, as policies tend to vary between flight providers.
After a long journey, your kids will need somewhere comfortable to sleep. If you're backpacking or hopping between destinations, it's easy to think you'll find accommodation when you arrive, but it's just not that simple when you have children. After long-haul travel, kids need a home-away-from-home where they can spread out and get some much-needed rest. City apartments and luxury accommodation like Mykonos villas are perfect for families, as they are both spacious and affordable.
Hotel rooms may seem like the obvious choice if you're only staying for a few nights, but they can be cramped and expensive for longer trips. All-inclusive hotels such as those in the Caribbean can offer more interesting rates than urban hotels, as well as more amenities for families with children.
Traveling long haul with kids can be daunting, but you can alleviate much of the stress with a little forward planning. Try not to get too anxious about the flight, as your kids will take their cues from you. Instead, explain how you're going to explore somewhere new and that being on the plane is all part of the adventure. Pack plenty of snacks, drinks, toys, and activities for the journey, and flying long haul with kids should go without a hitch.


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Painting the World by Words
By Jake Davis
I am color deficient: red, green, brown and sometimes gray blur into a muddle in my sight.1 Probably because of my troubles with color, I've been fascinated by culture's approach to divvying up the visual spectrum. Which is what makes "The Crayola-fication of the World" so interesting to me. In this super-viral two-part article, Aatish Bhatia describes how Japanese people call green traffic lights blue, even though they have the physical capacity to distinguish the two shades. Still, because of the history of the cultural practice of naming colors in Japan, the green "go" light is labeled blue. Awesome, and strange, eh? It gets better.
It seems that the development of color words follows a predictable path: you start with two, which in English we might feel as analogous to white and black, and from there you progress to three, which would be analogous to our red (well, yours anyway), and which further progresses until you get to the infinitesimal division of the rainbow.
Looking at the history of colors entering languages, you might feel like it's only a matter of time before English speakers employ a color vocab that makes the big box of Crayolas look puny. Well, rein in that pride: there are limits to your eyeballs, and human perception of color, even that of the freak ladies2 with four color receptors on its outlying limits, is drab compared to that of other creatures. Like the mantis shrimp. Of course, crustaceans don't speak, which means all that vibrant visual acuity is mute.
But I wonder about the forms of metaphor in languages that lack the barrier between colors we know. Would a phrase like this one I dreamt up, the sky, lime-like in midday under a yolky sun, be sensible to a culture that didn't distinguish between blue and green? I'm inclined to think not, because even if we used the same word to describe the color of blue and green things, the sky certainly isn't similarly hued to a lime—it's not like we're calling it plum-like. Which would make it a bad, bad metaphor.
Then again, no one knows what to make of Homer's epically confusing "wine-dark sea."
1. It might interest you full-spectrum types to learn that total color blindness, the inability to distinguish any color from another, is exceptionally rare; and that we who have trouble with specific color pairs or ranges are overwhelmingly male. Blame it, as I do, on the Y-chromosome.
2. There are a select few women who have an extra color receptor, or cone, in their eyes, which allows them to see further into the ultraviolet spectrum than most of us. Lucky them. Maybe they should paint.
Image: flickr user bortwein75