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Open Studio Showcase Review
Fine artist Renae Barnard opened the doors to her private studio location in Los Angeles for an exclusive showcase Sunday, May 27th. Invitees were the first to preview recently completed works by the artist.
Working through a variety of mediums, Barnard's studio is thoughtfully curated with paintings, sculptures, and installations. Her latest work includes paintings and sculptures made with salt. This mineral inclusion creates natural formations and crystalline surface qualities when combined with paint.
Throughout the event, Barnard generously shares insights into her artistic process and material explorations with guests.
Her multi-media works incorporate recycled materials from the furniture manufacturing industry to create sculptural foundations for painting. The organic formations and layered textures reference natural earthen elements and minerals. A gem-like color palette of low-VOC paints was specially provided by Dunn-Edwards in support of this eco-conscious project.
The artist displays her collection of gemstones; a personal vignette of inspiration for these new works.
"Many of my sculptures are worked within inches of collapse and reflect my attraction to the imperfect and aged" says Barnard. This is a recurring theme seen throughout the artist's body of work. Her latest sculptures also experiment with paint and salt, and are displayed in crumbling volcanic formations. The fractured surfaces reveal saturated colors and tectonic layering.
Illuminated installations by Renae Barnard add ambiance to the intimate studio space. Made from recycled plastic sheeting, the artist knots and drapes the materials into cloud-like sculptures. The lightweight material floats above guests heads with a soft glow.
The event was well attended by private collectors, local journalists and close colleagues of the artist. A quick walk-through of the studio showcase featured artworks at every turn. The diversity of media and artistic process reveal Barnard's pleasure of the hand-made.
Mauveine State a paper sculpture on display by the artist was meticulously dip dyed by hand to reveal the delicacy of each layer. Barnard often pushes the limits of materials in her own works to reveal their delicacy and transience. Her intrinsic approach delights in the tactility and decadence of making in a way that viewer's are immediately drawn to.
Barnard has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Claremont Graduate University and is a recipient of the Sue Arlen Walker and Harvey M. Parker Memorial Fellowship, the Armory Center for the Arts Teaching Artist Fellowship, the Ahmanson Annual Fellowship, the Lincoln Fellowship Award and the Christopher Street West Art & Culture Grant.
Barnard has created site specific, socially engaged works and exhibited at local and international galleries/film festivals including Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Towson University, Drake University, Harriet & Charles Luckman Gallery, SOMArts Gallery, Pete & Susan Barrett Gallery, LGBT Film Festival Boston, Long Beach LGBTQ Film Festival, Tampa International LGBTQ Film Festival, and the Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica among others. To learn more about Renae Barnard, please visit:
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WTP Central Studio Tour: Renae Barnard
Studio Tour: Renae Barnard
The Studio Tour series offers an inside peek into the work environments of WTP artists, as well as insight into their creative process within these resonate spaces.
By Jennifer Nelson, WTP Feature Writer
Renae Barnard is recognized by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) as a Leadership in Energy Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and by the International Institute for Bau-biologie® & Ecology as a Building Biologie Practitioner. She has recently completed projects in cooperation with the National Immigration Law Center and the City of Santa Monica Department of Cultural Affairs. She is a recipient of the Sue Arlen Walker and Harvey M. Parker Memorial Fellowship, the Armory Center for the Arts Teaching Artist Fellowship, The Ahmanson Annual Fellowship, Lincoln Fellowship Award, and Christopher Street West Art and Culture Grant.
For Renae Barnard, her studio is on the go. She weaves in her lap; bowls of salt mixture are evaporating on her front porch; she may rent out temporary spaces around Los Angeles as her projects require. For her most recent public work, at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, California, she shared space with other artists in a large commercial building in Boyle Heights. "Sharing space with other artists on a short-term basis allows me the access to equipment I may need," she says, "like a spray room, wood shop, or kiln without the financial burden of permanent overhead."
Nevertheless, she faces challenges when sharing space, the main one in Los Angeles, not having a parking space. This meant that Barnard had to haul sculpture materials down a sidewalk to a metered parking space. "It's not always the most convenient, but it's manageable," she says.
For two years, her studio was a tiny white box in Claremont, a city thirty miles east of Los Angeles, where she kept weaving and sewing materials, as well as tripods for her photography. Many of the materials were incorporated into works such as "Displaced Tinder," a sculpture of twisted medical exam paper wound around school chairs.
With time, she has realized form through repetitive movements like weaving, sewing, and twisting motions. Now she is experimenting with other modes of accumulating form, including a series of fiber sculptures of cotton batting, upholstery foam, and polyester fiberfill scraps discarded by furniture manufacturers. These materials are supplemented with water-based paints by Dunn Edwards, salt, water-based glues, and vinegar. "I'm interested in the ways in which basic chemistry might create form beyond those achievable with my hands," says Barnard.
To work, Barnard requires silence and solitude. She doesn't want music, visitors, or lingering clutter. Her process is generally exploratory, allowing room for discovery along the path and at the finish. There's an undercurrent of chaos that she's always wrestling with. The outcome is not a literal display of the problem, nor is it offering a solution. It is a record of the thought process and the struggle: "I'm interested in examining our situations and hopefully moving beyond the place where we stand now."
See Renae Barnard's work in Vol. VI #4.
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"Material World" Renae Barnard featured in Selvedge
Guest post by Abby Sin
At times language cannot adequately express the intricacies of our thoughts and desires. Artist Renae Barnard explore the poetics of materiality through handmade objects and ephemeral installations. Working with a range of fabrics and reclaimed materials such as blankets, jute and hemp rope, medical bed paper, rags, ribbon and lace scrap, Barnard's compositions make a connection between materiality, perception, and time.
Indulging in the pleasure and tactility of making, these folded, twisted, and sewn objects are both destroyed by and reinforced with the repetitive gestures by which they are made. 'Many of my sculptures are worked within inches of collapse and reflect my attraction to the imperfect and the aged' says Barnard. The time consuming and ritualistic processes of braiding, weaving, stitching and hand-dying textiles highlights the delicacy and transience of the material. 'Why are attributes like softness and delicacy deemed "feminine"? And why are such qualities considered indicators of weakness?' These are just a few of the questions surrounding Barnard's artwork.
Creating a material language to explore these nuanced precepts, Barnard combines her hand-made craft technique with elements of playful divergence and social commentary. 'I allow myself the sensitivity to make work that reveals both wounds and strengths, wrangling material out of an emotional response to feelings of tension. And so, my reason for making art is so that they might speak in my place, referencing issues that are uncomfortable and difficult to express in words.'
Selvedge is a magazine that acknowledges the significance of textiles as a part of everyone's story. We are surrounded by cloth from the cradle to the grave and by exploring our universal emotional connection to fibre we share the stories and values that mean the most to us.
Featuring exhibitions, people, adventures and opinion, the blog is a meeting point for the Selvedge community and an entry point into the world of textiles for those looking for an original and broadening perspective.
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This pioneering textbook is the first one ever on diabetic foot problems. With contributions from a multidisciplinary panel of experts, it presents a comprehensive curriculum on the topic. This includes global and socio-economic aspects of diabetes; a team approach; basic science of the foot (anatomy and biomechanics); clinical assessment and classification systems for diabetic foot problems; endocrine aspects; diabetic foot infections (clinical presentation and management); amputations in diabetic foot surgery (predictive factors, major and distal amputations, rehabilitation and phantom pain management); care of diabetic wounds (including the role of the latest technologically advanced dressings, vacuum dressings, anodyne therapy, ultrasonic debridement and extracorporeal shockwave therapy); and diabetic footcare and diabetic footwear.
Contents: Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications: A Global Problem (A Nather & P H Wu); Team Approach for Diabetic Foot Problems — The Singapore Experience (A Nather et al.); Foot at Risk (A Erasmus & A Jorgensen); Assessment of Peripheral Neuropathy (T Tsao & A Nather); Management of Diabetes (S B Chionh); Antibiotics in the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections (C Ong & P A Tambyah); Necrotising Fasciitis (A Nather & T Setiobudi); Predictive Factors for Limb Salvage — The Singapore Experience (A Nather et al.); Major Amputations in Diabetics (A Nather & G Singh); Rehabilitation Following Major Lower Limb Amputation (A K S Lim & A Nather); Phantom Pain and Its Management (W Kusumaningsih); Management and Complications of Charcot Joint Disease (A Nather & T Setiobudi); Types of Dressings for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (T Tsao & A Nather); Role of Anodyne Therapy for Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers (A Nather et al.); Role of Ultrasonic Debridement for Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers (A Erasmus et al.); Vacuum Assisted Closure in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Y-P Peng); Diabetic Foot Care (T Tsao); Diabetic Footwear: Current Status and Future Directions (A Nather & G Singh); Footwear Habits in Diabetics With and Without Diabetic Foot Problems The Singapore Experience (A Nather et al.); and other chapters.


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Weltmeister Vettel, Ferrari snatches defeat from the jaws of victory.
by AC
Congratulation to Sebastian Vettel, the fastest driver in the fastest car and now the youngest ever F1 Champion. Nobody gave him much of a chance but the stars aligned and the 2010 F1 championship script could not have been better if it had been written in Hollywood, all that was missing was Vettel and Webber picking up quarters with their tires on the streets of Abu Dhabi.
Really, it should never have been so close: while Alonso made a remarkable comeback towards the end of the season he would be the first to admit luck helped, Red Bull's various problems with crashes and mechanicals handing points over to Ferrari. Today though it was Ferrari who returned the favor.
Interesting that this championship was in some ways decided because of a safety car. That SLS was a good investment for Mercedes, we saw a lot of it this past season and in the final race it set up the crucial decision point for Ferrari and Red Bull.
Ferrari fell right into Red Bull's trap when they chose to shadow Webber who stopped after only 12 laps. Maybe I'm giving Horner and Co. too much credit but whatever the case, the Ferrari pit wall made a colossal, incredible mistake giving up track position to cars that had already made their tire stop under the safety car and putting Alonso behind Petrov, who put in his best drive of the season, for 40 laps.
The Yas Marina track may be pretty to look at and very wide but nobody can pass. Kubica, one of the few who actually passed another car, stayed in front of Hamilton for laps on end with the Mclaren able to move up only when the Renault stopped for tires. Alonso was pretty frustrated with Petrov on the cool down lap but, as he had to admit after he himself cooled down, that's racing.
Great season from Red Bull, well deserved championship win for Vettel who never gave up, never gave an inch and showed why the team is built around him. Vettel has been driving since he was three years old and was put under contract by RedBull at age nine, a fourteen year investment by a company that fourteen years ago was not even in F1. Red Bull steered Sebastian through junior formulas including that great formula 1 petri dish that was Formula BMW. A massive investment that has paid out big in 2010, well done.
A shame for Webber, a bit like Massa two years ago, this year was likely his best shot.
In the short window between the hype for "the best season ever" and the beginning of the next, I would hope F1 thinks long and hard as to why we still have races won and lost in qualifying, you have mandatory tire stops but soft tires that can last almost a whole race and brand new tracks where two of the best passers in the game, Hamilton and Alonso, can't make a move on a car slowing them down. Food for thought.
A final jeer to the commentators at SpeedTV who trotted out that offensive accusation of FIA steward Emanuele Pirro being there ready to cheat for Ferrari. I think it's time for new blood there, as evidenced by the great job newcomer Will Buxton did all season long.
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Labels: Abu Dhabi, Formula 1, Formula 1 2010, Sebastian Vettel at 2:25 PM
SHAHIN Sunday, November 14, 2010 10:17:00 PM
I did some calculations:
If RB used "team-order" in Brazil and had Webber finished ahead of Vettel both of them would have had 249 points at the end of the Abu Dhabi GP; both would have lost to Alonso by 3 points! So credit to RB for letting their drivers race!
Buton the other hand, you got Massa who finished 108 points behind Alonso this season, it would be very hard for Ferrari not to use team-order back in Germany.
Great Season Though!
AC Sunday, November 14, 2010 11:01:00 PM
I was just reading on James Allen that Petrov had 4km/h advantage in top speed on Alonso, doesn't seem like much but enough to make it impossible to get by. I wish it had been a good race today but, yeah, great season with a final twist too! :)
julianz Sunday, November 14, 2010 11:21:00 PM
And if we can't get Karun Chandhok into a driver's seat next year then someone needs to pick him up as a commentator, he's fantastic.
Unknown Monday, November 15, 2010 1:10:00 AM
After months of uncertainty my year-long "prediction" proved correct and Alonso and Ferrari will have to dig deeper to conquer a title again.
Now that Alonso lost, people are ready to concede that the Ferrari car was not the strongest one throughout the season. Had he won it, fans would have thought the car as excellent and Massa wasn't a deserving driver.
Massa by starting behind in the grid has often had to face the difficulties of having to pass folks. That is to say, despite all the effort he poured into the races, mistakes, incidents, prioritizing Alonso, and all of that stuff made him have to drive twice as hard just to finish behind anyways.
Poetic justice is what it's about. Like you rightfully said, no one could've predicted Alonso losing it this way. Many predicted he could lose it by having to stop this car or some accident, not this way. Super Alonso was allowed to show his talent behind Petrov and could not. Guess what, many tracks are just as hard to pass folks. So long as Alonso is one of the top 3 it doesn't matter as much as he manages a podium.
Alpha mega Alonso is still just a mere mortal! Now Vettel has joined the ranks of the best drivers ever because he got the title, and Alonso will have to share the spotlight with the young German as well.
So is Ferrari going to win the Constructor's championship next year? It's worth a few bucks more to the team. Hopefully Alonso will win the title by a lot of extra points because Massa cannot help a lot with points by trailing the Spaniard all the time.
Pinball Monday, November 15, 2010 1:11:00 AM
Following on from waht julianz said, the whole BBC Radio 5 Crew, Crofty and Ant Davision, and Chandhok are great. On the ball, and a pleasure to listen to.
Zarniwoop Monday, November 15, 2010 2:38:00 AM
Would agree with the comment about BBC radio 5, I watch the F1 with the 5live commentary.
On Vettel, I think he is a deserved champion but I think he still needs to prove his overtaking capabilities. If he gets pole and is leading into the 1st corner he does brilliant leading the race. Im not sure how well he does when he gets stuck down the grid. Lets see what happens next year!
On overtaking, the only way this is going to be improved is by reducing aero grip and increasing mechanical grip.
P4C Monday, November 15, 2010 6:01:00 AM
Great video, as always.
I'll be missing F1 in the next three months. It was a great season. Vettel fully deserves the title but i feel a little bit sorry for Webber, he would have been a great champion too.
I'm ok with Zarniwoop about overtaking, i can't stop thinking about the turkish GP accident with Webber...
Alonso might be a bad loser but i still think he's one the best drivers on the grid.
Looking forward to next year!
CG Monday, November 15, 2010 8:40:00 AM
Forget the BS that RedBull didnt have team orders all year. It was not explicit as Vettel was never ahead in the standings until yesterday. If Vettel had a clear lead over Webber the situation and orders would have been very different.
With Webber ahead, it was clear the implied team order was "We are doing nothing to protect your lead against our #1 driver Vettel"
Nevertheless, although being strongly favored, Vettel proved he is the faster and better driver and RB, and a well deserving Champ.
Unknown Monday, November 15, 2010 12:41:00 PM
Even though Alonso didnt win the WDC, he is still the biggest winner from this year. He has consistently taken a car and qualified it 2 to 3 spots higher then it should have been, and was getting podiums when he should have been p5 or p6 with the car. For them to even challenge the WDC with Alonso from were they were in the middle of the season is a gigantic effort for the team and Alonso himself, and I would look for them to be even stronger next year.
But if Vettel had any luck to begin with he should have wrapped up the WDC 2 races ago. If it wasn't for blown engines or mechanical failures he should have had 2 or 3 more wins. Not counting of course the ones he took himself out of of course :P
Cardiff Giant Monday, November 15, 2010 1:08:00 PM
The best car and driver won. While I'm a rabid tifosi I can acknowledge that the Ferrari was not good this year and that by luck and some skill Fernando was able to compete for aWDC. Additionally I was in Abu Dhabi with paddock access and I really felt that Ferrari was too relaxed all weekend. While the Ferrari crew was standing around drinking expresso and smoking, the Red Bull boys worked on the car all weekend.
Andres Monday, November 15, 2010 3:35:00 PM
So, did any one notice the smoke coming out of the front right of Hamilton's car on the start? Anyone care to explain?
Also, did Vettel do two warm down laps?
Anonymous Monday, November 15, 2010 7:52:00 PM
Ferrari's resurgence had everything to do with hard, successful work, not luck. In the same way, their deterioration yesterday was of their own making.
Anonymous Monday, November 15, 2010 10:01:00 PM
Sorry AC, but SpeedTV only showed how ridiculous that statement about Pirro was. You got it completely wrong. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the Speed guys, it's you who has the problem.
dseybert Monday, November 15, 2010 11:34:00 PM
Hamilton one of the best passers in the game!? What season were you watching? "Vettel hit me; Vettel hit me..." in Spain, ramming Massa in Italy, and coming across on Webber in Singapore. Good at overtaking the safety car maybe.
Anonymous Tuesday, November 16, 2010 1:48:00 AM
whats the name of the song in the GP summary?
Zarniwoop Tuesday, November 16, 2010 6:39:00 AM
Was bored so I have put this table of stats together for the season. Hopefully the table format will come out OK.
LH JB SV MW FA
Pole 1 0 10 5 2
Win 3 2 5 4 5
Fault incidents 2 0 4 3 1
Non-fault incidents 3 2 4 0 0
DNF 3 2 3 2 1
Maintained pos quali->race 4 4 4 3 3
Improved pos quali->race 11 12 4 5 10
Worse pos quali->race 4 3 11 11 6
I'll leave you all to make the conclusions!
The formatting didn't work well at all! Hopefully you can work it out.....
Anonymous Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:24:00 AM
Very cool stats. Thanks
Jerry Smith Wednesday, November 17, 2010 11:07:00 AM
I agree with the above commenter, you got the Speed thing wrong. The Speed trio is the best commenting team on US TV, in any form of racing. Their informed commentary is the only reason I bother to watch F1 practice and qualifying.
As for Will Buxton, he's all right, I guess, but at times he borders on a Monty Python-esque parody of an announcer; if you removed the words "massive", "fantastic," and "mega" from his vocabulary he wouldn't have much to say.
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Meet Trump's new coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas, a Stanford physician who frequently criticized lockdown measures and believes in the full reopening of schools
Scott Atlas listens to President Donald Trump at a briefing at the White House on August 10, 2020.
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President Donald Trump announced the hiring of Dr. Scott Atlas as a coronavirus adviser on Monday.
Atlas is a healthcare policy expert who works at the Hoover Institute, a conservative think tank at Stanford University. He is not an infectious-diseases expert.
He has been a frequent guest on Fox News in recent months, where he frequently spoke out against lockdown measures and for the full reopening of schools in the fall.
Atlas' appointment comes as Trump appears to be tiring of Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, two experts who have been on the White House coronavirus task force for months.
President Donald Trump has taken on a new coronavirus adviser who shares his belief that schools and college football should resume in the fall — as he continues to be at odds with top experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci.
At the White House's coronavirus briefing on Monday, Trump announced the hiring of Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank at Stanford University.
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Since the beginning of the US coronavirus outbreak, Atlas has spoken out against imposing lockdown measures, saying it impedes herd immunity and is costing the lives of people too afraid to seek emergency medical treatment for other issues.
"In the absence of immunization, society needs circulation of the virus, assuming high-risk people can be isolated," he wrote in an op-ed for The Hill in April. "It is very possible that whole-population isolation prevented natural herd immunity from developing."
Since May, Atlas has also appeared on Fox News regularly to speak on the US coronavirus crisis, and shared opinions often at odds with many public-health experts' warnings.
For one, Atlas has said that he thinks schools should reopen and that the college football season should be able to start without any issues.
These ideas seem to line up with the president's own ideas about the pandemic.
At the Monday press briefing, Trump called Atlas a "very famous man who's also very highly respected," according to a pool report.
"He has many great ideas," Trump said. "He thinks what we've done is really good, and now we'll take it to a new level."
Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci at a White House coronavirus briefing in April 2020.
In an interview with Fox News on Monday night, Atlas said about his new appointment: "Any way I can help, I will do so."
During this interview Atlas also said that it was perfectly safe for the college football season to start this fall.
He said that athletes would be in a "very sophisticated environment" to prevent the spread of the disease, and claimed that being "physical specimens" meant there was "virtually zero risk" of the virus hurting them.
While young and otherwise healthy people have a lower risk of contracting a severe version of COVID-19, several athletes have tested positive for COVID-19. Athletic people have also contracted severe coronavirus symptoms.
However, Atlas did acknowledge that there may be some coaches or players with other health conditions who may need to sit the season out.
"There is such fear in the community and unfortunately it's been propagated by people who are doing some really sloppy thinking and really sensationalistic media reporting," Atlas said.
Trump and many other top Republicans have recently called on organizing bodies to continue with the fall season of college football, though several conferences and players have already dropped out over coronavirus fears.
Trump listens as Atlas speaks at a White House coronavirus briefing on August 12, 2020.
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Atlas also spoke on Wednesday at an event Trump held on reopening America's schools.
According to a pool report from the event, Atlas said that the "risk of the disease is extremely low for children, even less than that of seasonal flu" and that the "harms of locking out the children from school are enormous."
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Studies have also shown that children can be carriers for the disease, posing threats to the adults who teach them if schools reopen.
This isn't the first time that Atlas has supported reopening schools. In July, he told Fox News that the idea of not reopening schools in the fall was "hysteria" and "ludicrous."
Forbes has pointed out that Atlas is not an infectious disease expert, like Fauci, but focuses on healthcare policy instead.
Prior to joining the Hoover Institute at Stanford, Atlas was the chief of neuroradiology at the school's medical center from 1998 to 2012, according to his profile on Stanford's website. Neuroradiologists analyze x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs.
Atlas has also previously advised on the presidential campaigns of Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, according to Forbes.
Atlas' appointment as an adviser to the president comes as Trump appears to be tiring of Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, two top experts who have been advising the White House coronavirus task force for months.
He has called Fauci "a bit of an alarmist" and called out Birx on Twitter for saying that the disease was "extraordinarily widespread."
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Today's weather is turning out to be light rain shower. The visibility is going to be around 14 km i.e. 8 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1012 mb . The daytime temperature is going to reach 17 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 6 °c at night. We expect around 6.4 mm of precipitation to fall and cloud covering 85% of the sky, the humidity will be around 85%.
Tomorrow weather is forecasted to be patchy light rain. The visibility is going to be around 15 km i.e. 9 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1013 mb. The daytime temperature is going to reach 15 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 7 °c at night. We expect around 15.2 mm of precipitation to fall and cloud covering 77% of the sky, the humidity will be around 88%.
On Saturday weather will be patchy rain possible with daytime temperature reaching 23 °c. Night time temperature are expected to be 7 °c.It will be mostly dry with little or no precipitation. The visibility is going to be around 20 km i.e. 12 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1016 mb. It will be mostly dry with little or no precipitation and cloud covering 30% of the sky, the humidity will be around 69%.
Sunday seems to be patchy rain possible. Cortes Do Meio, Portugal visibility is going to be around 20 km i.e. 12 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1013 mb. The daytime temperature is going to reach 19 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 6 °c at night. It will be mostly dry with little or no precipitation and cloud covering 33% of the sky, the humidity will be around 66%.
Moderate or heavy rain shower will be the weather pattern for the Monday. The visibility is going to be around 19 km i.e. 11 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1006 mb. The daytime temperature is going to reach 19 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 6 °c at night. We expect around 8.6 mm of precipitation to fall and cloud covering 44% of the sky, the humidity will be around 73%.
Looking at the weather in Cortes Do Meio, Portugal over the next 7 days, the maximum temperature will be 23℃ (or 73℉) on Saturday 20th April at around 3 pm. In the same week the minimum temperature will be 4℃ (or 39℉) on Wednesday 24th April at around 6 am.
The national weather service for Cortes Do Meio, Portugal is reporting Tuesday 23rd April to be the wettest day in the coming week with around 10.00mm (or 0.4 inches) of rainfall. Make sure to carry an umbrella if you are out and about in Cortes Do Meio, Portugal.
The windiest of all days will be Saturday 20th April as wind will reach 13mph (or 21kmph) at around 3 pm.


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Vizio P-Series 4K UHD TV review: Vizio has upped its image-processing game. Color us impressed
This is the first Vizio TV we've tested whose processing matches its color and brightness.
Loads of peak brightness
Accurate quantum dot color
Newfound image processing prowess is now up to the competition's
HDMI 2.1, 120Hz refresh rate, and eARC support
Interface is overly reliant on an nternet connection
The P-Series are very good TVs—Vizio's best. There's tons of peak brightness for HDR, and the interface is super efficient. What's new is top-notch video processing. This TV is right there with the best in its class.
Vizio's P-Series TVs have historically featured outstandingly accurate color and excellent peak brightness. Video processing? Not so much. Yet, as the test process for the company's new-for-2021 model P65Q9-J01 unfolded, it quickly became apparent that Vizio has finally, thankfully, honed its processing chops. It's not only as good as its more expensive rival's, in some cases it's arguably better. Nice turnaround, Vizio.
Vizio sent me the $1,300, 65-inch version of the P-Series, but this same TV is also available in a 75-inch size (model P75Q9-J01) for $2,000. There's also an 85-inch P-Series; however, that's the Quantum X, featuring nearly three times the brightness and dimmable zones—it's a different beast.
This review is part of TechHive's coverage of the best smart TVs, where you'll find reviews of the competition's offerings, plus a buyer's guide to the features you should consider when shopping for this type of product.
The P65Q9-J01 reviewed here uses a 3840 x 2160, 120Hz, 10-bit panel with a layer of quantum dots for accurate color, and it produces approximately 1,100 nits of peak brightness. It has 144 dimmable backlighting zones, while the 75-incher features 210. All the TVs in the series support the most the common high dynamic range content: HDR10, HLG, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision.
The Vizio PQ9's port selection is modern indeed, with HDMI 2.1, eARC, and 120Hz 4K UHD all supported.
The port selection (shown above) is state of the art, with four HDMI 2.1 ports, one supporting eARC, and two supporting 120Hz 4K UHD. Yup, you're good to go with the latest gaming consoles.
There's also ethernet, coaxial for cable and antennas, as well as both optical and analog (3.5 millimeter) audio output. The Wi-Fi is 802.11n and the Bluetooth is 5.0 with BLE. Vizio didn't skimp on this TV. It also supports Dolby Digital, DTS, and DTS Virtual.
[ Further reading: What makes eARC different from ARC ]
You can of course, control the TV with SmartCast's own voice commands, or employ Google Assistant and Alexa with the relevant smart speaker. Apple's HomeKit is also supported.
Interface and remote
Vizio has invested a lot of time on its SmartCast user interface over the last couple of years—to good effect. It's top dog when it comes to organizing content, and the only interface I know of that merges streaming and curated content into the channel guide. Most channel guides show only OTA (over-the-air) and/or curated content. Vizio, of course provides quite a bit of the latter.
Vizio's remote is the model of minimalism and marries well with the SmartCast interface. Except for the advertising shortcut buttons that is. If you use those, they're handy. If you don't, at least they're out of the way of the main functionality.
The straightforward remote control is parsimonious with the buttons (forgetting the advertising shortcuts), but they synergize well with SmartCast and are multi-purpose; e.g., the rocker/enter cursor controls double as transport controls during playback. Also, you rarely need to dive deep into menus for the setting you want. Along with Roku, I find Vizio's interface/remote tandem the most efficient. There's also a microphone on board for the aforementioned voice-recognition facilities.
Vizio provides a companion SmartCast app for phones. I've always found it slow to respond, and prefer the dedicated remote, but it's a very nice perquisite if you lose the latter and need to watch something now! Phone-centric users might even prefer the app. That's what makes the world go around.
The P-Series claim to fame has been accurate color and a boatload of brightness. Video processing, on the other hand, has always been weaker than the competition's: Anti-aliasing issues with text, excessive shimmer and moiré, and troubles drawing fine diagonal lines are just some of the annoying issues we've seen.
Gratefully, those issues are almost entirely absent in the P65Q9-J01. (Huzzah!) Not only that, this TV's judder reduction was outstanding. The Spears & Munsil scrolling cherries and text were handled better than any other LCD 4K UHD I've seen. Most TVs display rather obvious glitches with this test.
Vizio's P65Q9-J01 surprised us with the best video processing we've ever seen from one of the company's TVs.
The surprises continued with the backlighting, which exhibited a minimum of bleed and blossoming while maintaining a lot of brightness. I've seen several mini-LED TVs recently, and the P65Q9-J01 was actually competitive with them.
Screen uniformity was very good, viewing angles excellent, and glare was not an issue. There's a new Black Detail function that helps contrast in very bright surroundings as well. Even the sound is decent. Of course a sound bar or some such would help, but you won't need to rush into that auxiliary purchase for casual viewing.
In what I can only describe as an odd feeling (given Vizio's recent record), I'm having a hard time remembering a 4k UHD LCD TV that's gone through our testing with a better overall result. Sony, Samsung, LG, TCL…. Nope, can't think of a one.
Caveat for USB media users: Vizio's playback app won't read the nearly storage devices formatted as the ubiquitous exFAT, only NTFS. Otherwise, said app is vastly improved from yesteryear. It enumerates files far faster (this might be due to the processor) and it doesn't crash. Sony's otherwise stellar A90J couldn't lay claim to the latter.
A vast improvement
The P65Q9-J01 is a much better TV than its predecessors, more than competitive with its like-priced rivals, and light years beyond the company's V- and M-Series. It features all the latest technologies, plus an excellent picture for the price. Before my hands-on, I had it penciled in for four stars. It reached 4.5 with ease. Good on ya, Vizio.


PRE-MATCH whispers of being vulnerable proved premature for Coffs United as it flexed its muscles in a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Northern Storm at Mclean Street.
It was a reminder to the rest of the competition the Lions mean business and are not willing to settle for anything less than another premiership.
Despite a tentative opening half the Lions came to life with live wire Chris Dooley scoring twice in the second half followed by strikes from Nathan Silvy and a Sam Mackay.
For Coffs United coach Mike smith it was the big game experience of his side which saw it stand above and beyond its opposition.
"It was a good game from the boys, it was very even early on but we took the upper hand in the second half and didn't look back," Smith said.
"Northern storm are not a bad team but in the end our experience in important matches stood out and we were able to capitilise."
The win is the perfect kickstart for the lions who now face a difficult run of three games in seven days.
Smith believes his team is beginning to hit form.
"With so many games called off so far this season it has been hard to build any momentum and consistency," he said.
"Today's match was a good showing and hopefully we can continue to build on our performance."
Northern Storm coach Jade Porter felt his side missed out on a great opportunity.
"We showed up for the first half and really stuck with them through the opening 45 minutes," Porter said.
"Unfortunatley we couldn't maintain that standard and Lions took over the game.
"It is only early days in the season and we have plenty of chances to get back on track so I'm not too disappointed with the result."
"Riley had a great game today and was rewarded with a goal late on.
"For someone so young he showed plenty of composure and was one of our best performers."
In the rounds other matches Woolgoolga drew 1-1 with Sawtell, Maclean beat Coffs Tigers 3-2 at Polworth drive and Urunga secured a 3-1 victory over Westlawn at home.


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On a baking sheet lined with baking paper or silicone foil, place 6 or 7 sticks separated from each other. Place a mold or ring of 2-3″ on the end of the stick and add a teaspoon of the mixture of cheese and ham inside the ring. Repeat with all the sticks in the tray.
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When Sharon reached Platinum status with Marriott, one of the perks she received was five suite night rewards. Thoughts of five nights in a suite ran through my head. What types of rooms could get? Where would we use these rewards? I had dreams of cashing in a certificate for a room like this one at the Renaissance Kings Cross in London.
We have an upcoming stay in New York at a Marriott brand hotel early in 2019. It's not the fanciest of Marriott brands. In fact, we're staying at a Courtyard by Marriott. I didn't book a fancy room. In fact, I booked the most basic room I could, taking advantage of the fourth night free with the Citi Prestige card.
Normally Courtyard by Marriott is not a hotel brand I'd think about getting a suite upgrade from, but when I was looking at our reservation I saw an offer.
An even more incredible room, you have my attention. Here's the offer I received when I clicked to start the upgrade request. Note that none of these upgrades are confirmed, only suggestions that, if granted, will use the suite upgrade certificates. I can choose which ones I'd like to suggest and, as I'm reminded, the more I select, the more likely we are to be upgraded.
So I can upgrade from a king or queen room to a room with two double beds and a city view or a corner view room with a king bed and a view of the city or of Times Square.
Well, we've stayed in New York enough times that a corner room with a view of the city or Times Square isn't that big of a deal for us. Even more so, it's not worth burning four of the five-suite upgrade nights we receive for Sharon being a Marriott Platinum.
I hope that we're able to stay at a Marriott hotel sometime this year where the suite upgrades will be a little more impressive than the ones we've been offered so far.
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Updated on : 23/12/2021
Gayatri Bhardwaj is an internet influencer who's known for many achievements like Miss India Delhi (2018) and Femina Miss India (2018) precisely. She's a young and beautiful actress who's also recently seen in Bhuvan Bam's latest series called "Dhindhora". With over 420k followers on Instagram, she's winning the hearts of her audience with her acting and dancing skills.
Name Gayatri Bhardwaj
College Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Pune.
Profession Dentist, Model, Instagram Influencer
Relationship Status Committed
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Income Source Acting, Modeling
Net Worth INR 4-5 Crores (Estimated)
Gayatri Bhardwaj Early Life
The Tiara Girl, Gayatri Bhardwaj is born and brought up in New Delhi. While she completed her schooling at Modern School in Delhi, her higher studies were completed at Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College, Pune. Apart from acing her career in dentistry and modeling, she's also perfect at Bharatnatyam Dance, Classical Singing, and playing Football.
Gayatri Bhardwaj Family
Gayatri Bhardwaj is born to Mr. Sanjay Bhardwaj and Mrs. Urvashi Bhardwaj. She also has a sibling, Raghav Bhardwaj.
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Gayatri Bhardwaj Relationship
It is rumored that Gayatri Bhardwaj is dating Prem Parija. Although she likes to keep her relationship status out of media reach, she's been seen posting cozy pictures with him, they have many dance videos together which they post on their social media.
Gayatri has won many entitles as a model in her career so far. These are a few of her achievements to note:
The Tiara Queen by TGPC.
Colors FBB Miss India Delhi, 2018.
Miss Femina India, 2018.
Miss United Continents 2018
Finalist 2018 Princess Campus.
Sephora Miss Glamorous Look.
Jio Miss Popular Award.
Kodak Lens Miss Spectacular Eyes Award.
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Gayatri started her acting career after an enormous modeling portfolio. Her appearance in Dhindora, as she plays Tara by BB ki Vines made her even more popular as people are loving her performance as an actor as well. The web series is live on Bhuvan Bam's Youtube channel "BB ki Vines". She's the nation's current lady crush.
Less Known Facts about Gayatri Bhardwaj
She has played football at the national level and is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer.
Gayatri has a tattoo on the left side of her chest.
She aspires to enter Bollywood as an actress.
She's also a hardcore follower of Yoga as she incorporates it as part of her daily routine.
She also has a pet dog with whom she spends time.
As she loves to dance, she's also danced with Melvin Louis.
Which is Gayatri Bhardwaj's first movie?
She's also been a part of Patola, a short film in 2019.
Who is Gayatri's favorite actor?
She admires Salman Khan and has a picture with him too.
What are Gayatri Bhardwaj's hobbies?
Travelling, Dancing, Reading, Watching Movies and TV Shows, Listening To Music, Singing, Playing Football.
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/*******************************************************************************
 * FShell 2
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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#ifndef FSHELL2__TC_GENERATION__TEST_SUITE_OUTPUT_HPP
#define FSHELL2__TC_GENERATION__TEST_SUITE_OUTPUT_HPP

/*! \file fshell2/tc_generation/test_suite_output.hpp
 * \brief TODO
 *
 * $Id$
 * \author Michael Tautschnig <tautschnig@forsyte.de>
 * \date   Fri Jul 31 23:18:50 CEST 2009
*/

#include <fshell2/config/config.hpp>

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

#include <fshell2/tc_generation/constraint_strengthening.hpp>

#include <util/ui_message.h>
#include <goto-programs/goto_program.h>
#include <goto-symex/symex_target_equation.h>

class optionst;
class symbol_exprt;

FSHELL2_NAMESPACE_BEGIN;
FSHELL2_FQL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN;

class Compute_Test_Goals_From_Instrumentation;

FSHELL2_FQL_NAMESPACE_END;

/*! \brief TODO
*/
class Test_Suite_Output
{
	/*! \copydoc doc_self
	*/
	typedef Test_Suite_Output Self;

	public:
	Test_Suite_Output(::fshell2::fql::CNF_Conversion & equation, ::optionst const& opts);

	::std::ostream & print_ts(Constraint_Strengthening::test_cases_t & test_suite,
			unsigned const index, ::std::ostream & os, ::ui_message_handlert::uit const ui);

	private:
	class Test_Input
	{
		public:
		typedef struct {
			::exprt const * m_name;
			::irep_idt m_pretty_name;
			::exprt const * m_value;
			::symbolt const * m_symbol;
			::source_locationt const * m_location;
			::exprt m_value_expr;
			::std::string m_type_str;
		} program_variable_t;
		typedef ::std::list< program_variable_t > test_inputs_t;

		Test_Input(::symbolt const& main_sym,
				::std::string const& main_str, ::source_locationt const& main_loc);

		::symbolt const& m_main_symbol;
		::std::string const m_main_symbol_str;
		::source_locationt const& m_main_location;
		test_inputs_t m_test_inputs;
	};
	typedef ::std::list< ::std::pair< ::std::pair< ::goto_programt::const_targett,
			::irep_idt const >, ::exprt const * > > called_functions_t;
	typedef ::std::list< called_functions_t::iterator > call_stack_t;
	typedef ::std::list< ::symex_target_equationt::SSA_stept const* > assignments_t;
	typedef ::std::map< ::irep_idt, std::set< ::irep_idt > > seen_vars_t;
	typedef ::std::map< ::exprt const*, ::exprt const* > stmt_vars_and_parents_t;
	typedef ::std::list< stmt_vars_and_parents_t::const_iterator > nondet_syms_in_rhs_t;

	void get_test_case(Test_Input & ti, called_functions_t & calls,
			assignments_t & global_assign) const;
	void analyze_symbols(
	  ::symex_target_equationt::SSA_stept const& step,
	  seen_vars_t & vars,
	  Test_Input & ti,
	  assignments_t & global_assign) const;
	void analyze_symbol(
	  ::symex_target_equationt::SSA_stept const& step,
	  ::symbol_exprt const& sym,
	  ::exprt const* parent,
	  nondet_syms_in_rhs_t const& nondet_syms_in_rhs,
	  seen_vars_t & vars,
	  Test_Input & ti,
	  assignments_t & global_assign) const;
	void beautify_argv(
	  exprt &val,
	  irep_idt const& identifier,
	  seen_vars_t const& vars) const;
	void update_call_stack(
	  ::symex_target_equationt::SSA_stept const& step,
	  called_functions_t &calls,
	  call_stack_t &call_stack) const;
	void do_step(
	  ::symex_target_equationt::SSA_stept const& step,
	  seen_vars_t &vars,
	  called_functions_t &calls,
	  call_stack_t &call_stack,
	  bool &most_recent_non_hidden_is_true,
	  Test_Input & ti,
	  assignments_t & global_assign) const;

	::std::ostream & print_test_inputs_plain(::std::ostream & os, Test_Input const& ti) const;
	::std::ostream & print_function_calls(::std::ostream & os, called_functions_t const& cf) const;
	::std::ostream & print_assignments_to_globals(::std::ostream & os, assignments_t const& as) const;

	::std::ostream & print_test_case_xml(::std::ostream & os, Test_Input const& ti,
			called_functions_t const& cf, assignments_t const& as) const;

	::fshell2::fql::CNF_Conversion & m_equation;
	::optionst const& m_opts;

	/*! \copydoc copy_constructor
	*/
	Test_Suite_Output( Self const& rhs );

	/*! \copydoc assignment_op
	 */
	Self& operator=( Self const& rhs );
};

/*! \brief TODO
*/
class Symbol_Identifier
{
	public:
		typedef enum {
			CBMC_INTERNAL,
			CBMC_GUARD,
			CBMC_DYNAMIC_MEMORY,
			CBMC_TMP_RETURN_VALUE,
			FSHELL2_INTERNAL,
			LOCAL,
			LOCAL_STATIC,
			GLOBAL,
			PARAMETER,
			UNKNOWN
		} variable_type_t;

		explicit Symbol_Identifier(::symbol_exprt const& sym);

		void strip_SSA_renaming();

		::irep_idt const& m_identifier;
		variable_type_t m_vt;
		::std::string m_var_name;
		::std::string m_level0, m_level1, m_level2;
		int m_failed_object_level;
};

::std::ostream & operator<<(::std::ostream & os, Symbol_Identifier::variable_type_t const& vt);

FSHELL2_NAMESPACE_END;

#endif /* FSHELL2__TC_GENERATION__TEST_SUITE_OUTPUT_HPP */

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CS335: Computer Ethics
This course discusses ethical, societal, and public-policy issues relating to computing and to computing professionals.
Lecture: Mondays and Wednesday, 2:00 to 2:50, 220 SH
Instructor: Patrick Troy
Home Page for Spring 2013
Syllabus for Spring 2013
Key Dates for Spring 2013
Fall Semster 2012
Lecture: Mondays and Wdnesdays, 2:00 to 2:50, Taft Hall 117
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Homework for Fall 2012
Spring Semester, 2011
Lecture: Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 2:50, Lecture Center A6.
Instructor: Prof. Robert Sloan.
Office hours: Mondays 12:00 to 1:30, and by appointment, and just dropping by often works.
Homework for Spring 2011
Examples of currently hot topics (as of December 15 2010–January 4 2011) that might be discussed:
For the purposes of a police search, is email stored at Google the same as snail mail? That is, do the police require a search warrant? See http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/federal-court-e-mail-entitled-to-fourth-amendment-protection/
Much about the WikiLeaks scandal, and especially some of its technical issues:
The cybe counter-attacks by supporters of WikiLeaks; see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/08/AR2010120804038.html
Amazon's decision not to continue to host WikiLeaks, and what it says about the use of cloud computing, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/11/wikileaks-amazon-denial-democracy-lieberman
Net Neutrality. As of the minute I am writing these words, it seems that the Federal Trade Commission has made a decision, but has not yet publicized it. See http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/12/21/fcc.open.internet.secrecy/ for the status as of noon Central Time December 21. (And see Net Neutrality in Wikipedia if you don't know what it is.)
Tracking web users. See the Wall Street Journal's What They Know series for a good non-technical overview. Currently the Federal Trade Commission is also considering instituting a "Do Not Track" list like the "Do not call" list for telemarketing.
The risks of using technology: Medical radiation equipment that was set wrong severely injuring patients at Evanston Hospital in 2010. This is an amazing story, because many regard the Therac-25 radiation machine fiasco as the worst software engineering failure of all time, and here is somerthing somewhat similar happenning over 20 years later.
Early-semester To-Do's for students:
Obtain the books! (See syllabus).
Do reading for Wednesday of first week of class. (See syllabus).
Do the short writing assignment due Wednesday of second week of class (See Homeworks).
Pick partner and presentation/debate topic.
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Often, small groups of people are better able to interact and learn about a topic than larger groups are. For that reason, our church has small Bible studies each Sunday morning at 10:00 am.
Women's groups give the ladies in our church family special times of interaction. Our women's groups include fitness groups, discipleship studies, fellowship and missions.
Married couples need a time to refresh and connect with each other and with other couples. The Melting Pot allows couples to grow closer to one another, to other Christian couples and to Christ-all while doing fun and unique activities!
Seniors are a thriving part of our church ministry. Senior women's groups focus on fellowship and missions. The Sojourners are a group of seniors-male and female-that like to get out and have fun together!


HW group produces IoT products for environmental monitoring, energy consumption monitoring and industrial applications. Poseidon2, Damocles2, and STE2, the industry-leading environmental monitoring products, use the wire-based Ethernet and Wi-Fi standards that are most suitable for the industrial environment. For mobile applications or technologies, where standard Ethernet is not available, we designed the ARES product line with GSM / GPRS connectivity, and also the LTE, which offers the same features with higher bit rate.
What can Ethernet, WiFi and others do?
Ethernet is known mainly as a standard computer network. For IoT is overlooked, because for many people, IoT is a matter of wireless. But a wireless solution brings issues of signal strength, interference, noise, radio standard compatibility and security. Ethernet, however, does not have any limits on speed, encryption, the volume of data transferred, and is therefore the first choice for Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. Ethernet, in addition to data transfer, also provides power to the device feature (PoE - Power over Ethernet), which can facilitate power in a number of applications.
It should be added that conventional Ethernet by wire also has a number of wireless alternatives because other Networks use the same transport and communication protocols to fully replace Ethernet.
WiFi or wireless Ethernet in most todays corporate buildings and public spaces represents standard. It allows high bandwidth and encryption security. For stationary applications where high power consumption is not essential, a reliable alternative to wired Ethernet. The default setting is more complex, but it can be solved in a number of ways.
GSM, resp. GPRS is bit neglected interface in the world of IoT. IoT is considered to be a modern and progressive technology, while GSM for history, for those who want to use GPRS data on 3G or 4G Networks. But GPRS is a reliable interface, and if you do not require the transmission of dozens of MB data, it is completely satisfactory. Coverage is perfect in most countries, and although a number of operators have already been notified of this network being shut down and replaced by LTE Networks, GSM will still be there for some time. Under low costs can often have data in the order of dozens of MB per month for free. You can take advantage of the classic Ethernet, IP communication, such as http (s), so you do not have to open any special communication ports, SSL security, and so on. GSM represents a classic client / server communication, and if you use TCP / IP communication, it's also confirmed and you're sure the data arrived at the destination.
LTE is more interesting from IoT layman's point of view, but it is important to note variation among LTE standards, in combination with the IoT term abbreviation. At this point, when we write about LTE, we mean the TDD and FDD standards, which are referred to 4G Networks. That's the classic mobile phone network. It has the same benefits as GPRS, plus high bandwidth. These networks probably swap the classic GSM / GPRS in future.
Both GSM and LTE Networks are ideal for mobile applications because they are able to automatically re-register themselves to the strongest point without loss of connection automatically when in motion. This is a big advantage against Lora, Sigfox or LTE cat M1 / NB-IoT. In addition, they allow you to send data to any IP address, that is, anywhere, and you are not bound to the cloud and therefore the operator's application.
While GSM / GPRS Networks are unified across the globe (or there are 4 standards that can be met by one device), the situation in LTE Networks is more complex, and it is often necessary to use different devices with regional bandwidth and protocol variation.
NB-IoT (Narrowband) is a subset of LTE cat M1. Both networks benefit from IP protocol, making it easier to use than Lora or SigFox.
While NB-IoT is designed exclusively for IoT devices and has a very limited bit rate (<250 kbps for download and <20 kbps for upload), as well as the volume of data being transferred. The bandwidth is 200 kHz. There is also limited switching between the connection points, because as long as NB-IoT has at least some connection, the data message is sent. But as the communication is mostly conducted after a UDP / IP unverified protocol, data is lost easily in mobile network. Therefore, NB-IoT is primarily suitable for stationary applications with extremely high energy efficiency requirements.
LTE cat M1, as opposed to NB-IoT, supports voice Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) and has a transfer rate of up to 1MB /s. In addition, Cat M1 allows you to switch from one wireless cell to other, so it's suitable for mobile and mobile applications such as telematics and fleet management. Here, however, the data volume must be kept within the bandwidth and VoLTE is used more for voice messages than for calls.
If we considered LTE standard worldwide different, the NB-IOT, and LTE cat. M1 are more complex. There are a few more standards. Fortunately, this is only a matter of physical layer editing, so the production of different models means just fitting other component and does not affect the application.
HW Group prepares IoT products based on NB-IoT, respectively. LTE cat.M1 for 2019, their application deployment is assumed in the industry. The big advantage of this technology is both a connection to the standard mobile network, where can be expected stable operation, as well as duplex communication without need of cloud storage provider. Customer can choose cloud application or storage to use. Their earlier deployment is hindered, in particular, by small network expansion and opaque pricing policy for operators.
What are the other technologies and their limitations?
These are two communication interfaces developed for simple IoT applications.
SigFox operates in the 868 MHz non-licensed ISM band (906MHz in the US), which covers unlicensed short-range technology, such as part of home weather stations, garage door control, but also wMbus, wireless sensor technology. This is related to the need to minimize costs. SigFox was designed intentionally as a lightweight protocol for small message transfer. Fewer data means less power consumption and therefore longer battery life. The baud rate is 100 or 600 bits / sec. 12 bytes of useful data (plus some overhead) are transmitted over 2 seconds.
LoRa is a reliable wireless technology that also uses the 868 MHz bandwidth, but the data rate is in the range of 0.25kbps - 50Kbps. The basic element of this technology is spread spectrum modulation, which makes LoRa resistant to interference. Other advantage of this technology is the two-way communication and the ability to switch between connecting points. A great disadvantage is the complexity of the setting parameters.
In both cases, data transmission is secure. Coding is performed on the application layer using AES128 and multi-bit authentication. Also, in both cases, transmission time is limited (ie 1% transmission time per hour - only 36s!) not only with low consumption but also with limited bandwidth. In both cases, one message may contain only a few tens of bits (not bytes!). It allows to send very short message types (light, off, fault, temperature transmission, but ne more complex reports or datalogs).
At the same time, for both types of networks, the criteria for transmission reliability are set to a different level than for standard Ethernet. While Ethernet is now operating with 99.9999 percent reliability criteria, LoRa and Sigfox have a default error rate around 5 percent. This is due to the limitation of broadcasting times and the possibility that the cell can be overwhelmed at the moment. The transmission error is not solved by the device, the data are broadcast at the next time slot. For applications for which both networks are designated, this level of reliability is sufficient.
These IoT Networks (along with NB-IoT or LTE cat M1) are also called Low Power WAN (Low Power WAN) LPWAN to emphasize low power consumption and therefore the ability to power from batteries and accumulators. The device achieves long-term battery life (5-10 years) based on the limitation of data transmission (eg. once per day).
In addition, thin communication protocol of LPWAN networks does not allow remote management diagnostics and setting of devices or sensors. Each sensor must be managed on site, almost battery powered low-cost sensors have not any space to modify operating parameters. These features move classic Ethernet based networks up not only for industrial and IT segments but also for all remote control applications.


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Q: How to show Custom Url Protocol as a Link in the Y! Messenger? I would like to register my custom protocol with Y! Messenger.
Please see the image below.  Y! Messenger understands mailto:, ymsgr:, but not my custom protocol myapp:. The custom protocol is registered on both the machine sending the IM, and that receiving.

A: My guess is that you wish the Windows Rich Edit control to autodetect these links. But then I am afraid that this cannot be done, for according to the official documentation, Rich Edits do only autodetect URL using the predefined protocols.

A: You can register protocol in Windows. Then you can use it like data. But this will not automatically parse plain text in Yahoo/Emails/IM.

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Q: How to prevent unwanted string expansion in zsh? For example, i need to call echo or date command:
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But if I run it in bash I'll get what I need:
$ date +%k:%M
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So, how to prevent unwanted string expansion in zsh?
I'm using zsh 4.3.17 and latest oh-my-zsh. Also, if I run zsh without oh-my-zsh, it works as expected.

A: Preface your command with noglob


Victoria's Secret Love Spell Perfume by Victoria's Secret, In 2012, Victoria's Secret Love Spell was released as a floral, fruity fragrance option for women. The notes of the scent make it a fantastic option for summer daytime wear and you can expect it to last for hours at a time without reapplication. The flacon for the perfume is purple with graphics of flowers along with golden text. When you take a breath of this fragrance you will notice notes of peach, cherry blossom, aloe vera, and Read More Read More chamomile.
Victoria's Secret is a popular United States brand that focuses on design of lingerie and accessories for women. The brand also hosts an annual fashion show which features top models and is broadcast on television. Some of the past spokesmodels, or Angels, of the brand include Claudia Schiffer, Heidi Klum, and Helena Christenson. Over 300 fragrances exist under the brand, many of which feature collaboration with perfumers from around the world. The brands first perfume was launched in 1989. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations.


North Dakota also known as the peace garden state, is home to the beautiful and world renowned badlands. The badlands includes 244,000 acres of wild and untouched wilderness. Comprised of beautiful striking hills, and valleys, along with grass prairie. One of the main features of the stretching badlands is the large American bison that can generally be seen grazing across the land. Although the natural beauty of the badlands brings in many visitors from around the world. North Dakota has much more to offer including yearly celebrations, festivals, and events. Some of these annual events include the Big Iron Farm Show, and the United Tribes International Powwow. The Big Iron Farm Show brings in more than 800 different agricultural exhibitors each year with over 70,000 attendees who spend 3 days celebrating agriculture and exploring advances in the field. The United Tribes International Powwow is a wonderful cultural celebration, representing over 70 Native American tribes. This international powwow features 1,500 dancers and drummers, singers, and other performers from all over the United States and Canada. Over 20,000 spectators enjoy this event annually! For all festivals, events, and celebrations happening in North Dakota. Portable toilets, and other sanitation needs to be in place for the number of spectators attending. Mesa Waste Services is your #1 portable sanitation provider in North Dakota!
At Mesa Waste Services we offer a large array of different sanitation equipment that is perfect for your next event. No event is too big, or too small for Mesa Waste Services, whether it be a small wedding, or a large festival with thousands of participants we have you covered! Our equipment includes portable sinks, portable toilets, shower trailers, and restroom trailers in North Dakota. Our portable toilets, also known as porta potties offer excellent versatility for both large, and small events. Our Portable toilets come with a nice enclosed spacious interior, that has a door that latches from the inside for privacy. Our portable sinks are also great for a wide range of different events. Each sink coming with one all the way up to four sink heads. Depending upon the number of attendees, or spectators at your next event.
Our mobile shower trailer rentals in Grand Fork, North Dakota, restroom trailers, and other equipment are excellent for construction and work sites! This could be residential construction, commercial construction, or even oil drilling sites. Each of our self contained trailers come with many different options and abilities. Our shower trailers come with the option of 2 shower stalls, all the way up to 28 shower stalls. Depending on the size of the worksite, or those involved in working. Our trailers can be hooked to city power, and water, and sewage lines. If these are unavailable our trailers can come with water tanks, and generators. All of our equipment can be mobilized, and delivered quickly and efficiently by one of our experienced technicians. Call Mesa Waste services today for a fast, and quick quote for your portable sanitation solutions in North Dakota!


The question of how to reduce automotive diesel emissions has been on the minds of many these days -- and not just those preoccupied with the fallout from automakers' recent scandals. As many well-established development companies can attest, real estate construction is dirty business. And its environmental impact is complicated by the type of heavy equipment that is required and the years -- or, in some cases, decades -- that projects often last.
For urban communities, and the developers that invest in the area in the form of new infrastructure, the length and breadth of a project can present a myriad of challenges, from noise and traffic control to air quality and emissions concerns.
One Portland, Oregon, development company, however, thinks it's found the answer. And as is often the case, its success relied on patient networking, dogged research and diligent note-taking.
Cairn Pacific LLC, which is known for its urban development projects, embarked on a multi-use project last year that involved redeveloping an 17 acres in popular Northwest Portland. Located smack in the middle of one of Portland's densest neighborhoods -- a vibrant, desirable area near downtown -- the shipping facility and parking lot offered the perfect setting for a new, upscale community of buildings.
The first project developed as a joint project with Captsone Partners LLC, started last year, will become a mid-rise residential building with multi-use functionality. The LL Hawkins, named after the 19th century entrepreneur and banker Lester Leander Hawkins who helped set the foundation for Portland's turn-of-the-century success, would include a rooftop lounge, spacious residences, and retail shops and restaurants on the ground level.
Tom DiChiara, a co-founder of Cairn Pacific, credits the Northwest District Association with coming up with the questions and ingenuity that would eventually launch the clean diesel initiative. He said it was the neighborhood association's desire to find a way to lessen diesel emissions (and other environmental impacts) that brought the developer, the residents, the state's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and a myriad of contracting companies together to explore sustainability options.
"The projects we're working on in Northwest Portland are part of a large master plan" that was developed with heavy input from the neighborhood, DiChiara told 3p. "[The] Northwest Portland District Association raised concerns about air quality during construction," and a sub-committee was assigned to investigate whether the developer and contractors would be open to establishing some standards for diesel emissions. They were, and agreed to participate in a carefully outlined plan that involved a carefully laid-out set of steps and specifications designed to reduce carbon emissions during construction.
"It was a pretty elaborate point system that essentially monitored every piece of equipment that was on site, the type of motor it had, how long it ran and the day it ran. Our contractor cataloged all that activity on site. And we did a monthly check-in with the neighborhood association to see how we were doing in relation to the goals that were established by that plan."
At the heart of the plan was establishing what tier, or emission standards could be used on site. "Basically we wanted to encourage that all these motors on site were either Tier 4 or Tier 4 i [EPA designations for non-road diesel emissions]. They are the latest clean diesel technology," DiChiara continued. "And as to the ones that weren't compliant, there was some thought that the DEQ would have some funds available to retrofit some of those machines."
Unfortunately, the funding application wasn't approved in time for that stage of the project, so Cairn Pacific worked around the issue by finding subcontractors who could rent compliant equipment.
DiChiara said having access to the Tier 4 technology was essential to making the clean diesel project a success, but it can be a challenge to find some types of machines like pile drivers and other heavy equipment that currently meet those standards."It is a really big challenge in the market," he said. "You try to push the market where you can but a lot of (contractors) don't have the newest equipment, and equipment such as excavators, loaders, and other heavy diesel machines are extremely expensive, so people hang on to them for a long time."
Kevin Downing, coordinator for DEQ's Clean Diesel Initiative, said there are two federal programs that offer grants to retrofit diesel equipment that aren't up to Tier 4 specs, and his office helps contractors apply for and access those funds. The first is the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which allocates money for such uses on a regional basis. The second is the Department of Transportation's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Act (CMAQ).
"We see as ourselves actually as working as a consultant in a large part," Downing said. The agency not only provides contact information, but provides input to help the contractors submit the best proposals possible. "We will help any Oregon project develop a proposal that best meets what EPA is looking for in their funding guidelines." Participation in the clean diesel initiative is voluntary.
Downing said that the success of this local clean diesel initiative has been a win-win for everyone involved. "We are very proud of this project, so much so that we have submitted it to EPA to be nominated for consideration among their annual Clean Air Excellence Awards program." And from a public health standpoint, Downing said, figuring out how to constructively lower emissions on the project is a significant starting point to reducing the impacts of human activity.
"Every ton of diesel particulate that is reduce contributes to an improvement in public health and environment that ranges from reduced risk for cancer, heart disease, heart attacks, asthma, bronchitis and COPD," as well as other diseases, Downing said. "So, the diesel engines are very powerful and an integral part of the American economy. They are the most efficient internal combustion engine in the world and their power and durability means that they are widely used in many applications where power and torque are really necessary for construction activity."
Figuring out how to lower emissions -- and sometimes within limited marketing options, as DiChiara pointed out -- not only ensure that construction projects can proceed as necessary, but that impacts to the environment and its residents are kept to a minimum.
This particular clean diesel initiative also accomplishes a milestone, Downing said, because it is the first privately-funded and established clean diesel initiative in Oregon. It is also believed to be the first of its kind in the country. That makes the accomplishments all the sweeter, Downing concluded.
DiChiara said that Cairn Pacific will continue the clean diesel initiative when it breaks ground for the next stage of development. The particular needs of that project will help refine the specs even further.
"Our intention would be to continue when we start next year with the next couple of blocks adjacent to the property we just finished within the master plan and we expect to be able to take the lessons learned in the program and continue to implement that next project," he said.
The underground garage the company will build will test the limits of these specifications, and help them explore more ways to refine the concept to meet other construction and market demands. "We're hoping that the DEQ funds for retrofits will be available in time for that project so that we can expand the outreach to other subcontractors that have older equipment."
He said working with the neighborhood organization offered excellent opportunities to learn new ways of meeting green standards, which he says is a guidepost for his company. "I think it is fair to call it the cleanest construction project in the city," said DiChiara, who says he is using what he learned to encourage green changes in Portland's construction industry. "There really isn't a down side to it from the society and neighborhood point of view; it's just trying to make it happen."


At a recent conference in Islamabad, Pakistan's Minister for State for IT and Telecom: Anusha Rehman cites that the government will soon invite the likes of PayPal, Amazon and Ebay into Pakistan to start operations. This news first popped up on my timeline by a post carried out by ProPakistani and then one by Tribune.
While the efforts maybe genuine and noble, the reality is, that it will be some years before these companies turn their direction our way. I can say this with a wee bit of authority having interacted with them in the past, pursuing the PayPal case.
The answer as to why these companies are not here, hinges on many factors, a prime one being lack of data (See my answer Why PayPal is not coming to Pakistan).
In my off-the-record conversation with PayPal, their priorities right now are focused on existing markets where they see a much larger scope of expanding their business versus expanding into a new territory.
As it is, PayPal has its work cutout for them with regards to the up-sell opportunities in the existing markets and introducing more payment services, as opposed to entering into a new market, which requires a lot of company resources.
Even if PayPal were to look at Pakistan (i.e. to study the possibility of entering the market) it will be most likely during the 2nd or 3rd quarter of 2016 and if they assigned it as a priority market to enter, the likelihood of them starting operation would be 2017 (if not 2018). PayPal's regional focus right now is towards India, which represents a huge market potential for them, and to the best of my knowledge, this is where they are focused at the moment.
Ground reality is that Pakistan is not an active market for them at the moment.
With a few friends in Amazon, I've been told that either via a partnership route or direct, Amazon has no foreseeable road map till 2018 to enter Pakistan. One can argue any which way, but that is where Amazon stands right now.
Ebay, has considered external markets, but they again see regional markets more attractive, and with the unanticipated split of PayPal, Ebay is currently revamping its presence in its existing markets. Pakistan is not on the roadmap.
Somewhat, but mostly no. An interested government request will be treated with courtesy, but companies like Ebay, PayPal and Amazon, do not unilaterally alter their product/services roll-out roadmaps, just because a Prime Minister of a specific country requested them to do so.
These commercial companies already know to a very large degree which markets are lucrative for them and which are not. The ones they are already in, is what they are trying to fix (in the case of PayPal). With limited human resources and capital, they have to make a fiduciary decision if rolling out new products/services in an existing market makes more money for them, or going into a new (unchartered) market?
However, pinning hopes on the government to brining these companies into Pakistan is most likely not going to yield any net positive result.
I cannot emphasize this enough. Data does indeed drive decisions. In a country where the government (SBP) and private sector (eg: Karandaaz) cannot agree on numbers like financial inclusion, where the population number is suppressed and where there are no official statistics like domestic CNP transactions, foreign CNP transaction, E-Commerce transactions, sale numbers via Internet Banking, etc. it becomes extremely difficult for a sponsor of a go-to-Country-X document to provide the numbers to build an economic case to enter a specific market.
When we talk about numbers for logistics, those are even harder to get a hold of. They are virtually nonexistent. The companies that do posses these numbers, do not publish them, nor are they obligated to, and when it comes to sharing numbers/information – I think you already know the answer to that one.
Pakistan publishes some macro numbers, but thats about it.
Pakistan getting off the grey-list of FATF (Financial Action Task Force) and making it onto the white-list is progress in the right direction for Pakistan.
Information sharing is the first thing. Not just sharing it, but having someone audit the information being shared. Numbers are important, but equally important is to be sure they are not fudged.
Periodic Information sharing is next. We need to get these numbers out every quarter, six months or on an annual basis.
Grey vs. White: Barring a very few almost everyone operating an online shop is not reporting the numbers. If an e-retailer does Rs. 100,000 in sales a day, they might report a 1/10th of it (if at all). This I don't want to be taxed mentality will needless have to change. Disagree all you want, but it is something of a big concern for external players.
More industry led discussions and frameworks (such as the one recently conducted by Nadeem Hussain of Tameer Bank).
More periodic research and survey on the consumer wants & behavior on areas like Payments, Banking, M-Commerce, E-Commerce, Mobile Payments, etc.
Opportunity landscape and potential in Pakistan is huge. We ourselves are killing it for the most part. If you look at the Per Capita spend on E-Commerce between Pakistan vs. India, you will see we lag behind seriously, and herein lies the opportunity.
I hear mobile wallet operators keep pitching their mobile wallet solution, but the truth of the matter is, they are being used by the lower income brackets, certainly not by the middle income, upper middle income and upper income brackets.
Look closely at it. See where the telcos are and where an agnostic wallet player is? You might want to read up on: Payments Blueprint (Agnostic Wallet Pakistan) and A case for building Pakistan's equivalent of PayPal.
There is no denying (even with the skewed laws), we do have an (expensive?) operating framework to start an agnostic payment system in Pakistan, dozen or so companies are tackling it, but the gist remains the same, it has been nearly two nears now I've been hearing about it, nothing concrete has been launched.
The market is literally virgin in all aspects. I will say this again, we ourselves are killing the industry, by not participating in it.
By not contributing revenue to it.
By not publishing and sharing information.
By not questioning bad laws or policies.
By only looking out for ourselves.
By not truly sitting down, and addressing the stones in our shoe.
Getting all excited at a Minister who has (in my personal opinion) limited experience as to how large foreign entities work [no offense Madam Minister], and going all gaga over what she said at a conference? I don't hold too much stock in such statements.
The country has immense potential, but it has a bigger disjointed community that could possibly have aided its progress.


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Like every Wednesday, FIFA18 draws its particular team of the week where certain players acquire an average higher than they usually have for users to try to get these cards through the envelopes.
This team of the week is somewhat eclipsed by the TOTS. However, do not despise or miss some of the cards that have come out in this selection, as they can be very important for the end of the season.
Bale is the great figure of this team?
In addition, he has also sown controversy among many of the fans, despite the short time the team has been announced. Basically, you can´t understand the absence of a player like Countinho who played a spectacular game against Levante being the great hope of his team to get the draw.
The one that is is Bale. The end of Real Madrid is setting a huge performance in recent games. Neither wants to leave, nor wants to miss the final of the Champions League, so before Celta again gave a good account of its enormous quality.
The one who is also inside the team is Sané. The City season is over once they have achieved the league title for the German player wants to be in the World Cup and continues to make merits for it.
Do you think Coutinho deserved not to be in the TOT? Do you think Bale deserved to be the figure of the team? In our opinion, there must be opportunities for everyone, so this was a good decision.


CCBC offers a comprehensive ESOL program to help international students and immigrants develop the English language skills they need to succeed in U.S. academic and business environments.
If English is not your native language, CCBC's English for Speakers of Other Language classes are just what you need. You will progress through the ESOL classes at a pace that will improve your writing and reading skills and progress toward proficiency in listening and speaking. Improving your English skills will help you gain confidence and increase your ability to communicate in the classroom and workplace.


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College Station Police Arrests For Compelling Prostitution
March 27, 2020 Bill Oliver
College Station police getting a call from a concerned parent about their daughter being forced to engage in prostitution leads to the arrest of a man and woman from Lubbock on charges of compelling prostitution of two women.
According to CSPD's Twitter posts, the victims and suspects were found Thursday night two hours after receiving the call.
According to CSPD arrest reports, 47 year old Christopher Ryan Scott and 45 year old Veronica Lee Willis are accused of violently forcing the victims into continual and ongoing prostitution in College Station, Odessa, and Corpus Christi.
One of the victims said Scott used physical violence to force them into sexual contact with more than 100 men.
The victims, who were taken to a hospital after they were found at a College Station motel, are now receiving additional assistance.
Scott and Willis are jailed in lieu of $20,000 dollar bonds on the CSPD charges.
Scott is also being held on a $500,000 dollar bond on an aggravated robbery charge from the San Angelo area in Tom Green County. And Scott is being held without bond on a parole violation charge.
Photos of (L-R) Christopher Ryan Scott and Veronicva Willis from https://jailsearch.brazoscountytx.gov/JailSearch/default.aspx
Screen shot from the College Station police department's Twitter account.


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Sree Venu Gopala Swamy Temple, Purakkad is one of the oldest Gowda Saraswath temples in the world. The main deity is Sree Venu Gopala Swamy. Located in the ancient port city of Purakkad, the temple was built around 400 years back. Gowda Saraswath Brahmin devotees from all over the world bring their children to perform "Devak Deevop" and "Sodovop".

History
Goa was ruled by Portugal in the late 15th and early 16th century. Portuguese rulers forcefully converted believers of other religion to Christianity. Many people converted to Christianity, but practiced their original tradition secretly. Roman Catholic Brahmin is such a group of Brahmins that were converted to Christianity by Portuguese. In order to preserve the culture and the tradition, many families of Gowda Saraswat Brahmins migrated to ancient port cities of Mangalore, Calicut, Cochin, and Purakkad. Raja of Chembakassery (Ambalapuzha) welcomed the group at Purakkad and provided them land to build a community and their temple.

Puna-Prathishtta
Punapathishta was performed by H. H. Shri Samyamindra Thirtha Swamiji by order of Guru Shri Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji, the 20th Mathadipathi of Shri Kashi Math Samsthan and the spiritual head of Gaud Saraswath Brahmin community spread over the world. It is noteworthy that Samyamindra Swamiji, before Sanyasa Sweekar ceremony, was released from this temple who was surrendered in the lotus-feet of Sri Venu Gopala Krishna of Purakkad. The Puna-Prathishtta was a grand function since it was a blessing from Shri Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji and first ceremony in Kerala after Deeksha Sweekar of Shri Samyamindra Thirtha Swamiji. Funds were pouring in from the devotees of G. S. B. world and their enthusiasm was so encouraging that Temple Renovation Committee astonished. The Devaswom managing Committee had already passed a resolution unanimously and presented in the meeting at T. D. School Kochi in A. D. 2000 to highlight that the G. S. B. Samaj and the temple of Purakkad will remain in the lotusfeet of Shri Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji of Kashi Math Samsthan, the supreme spiritual head and soul of G. S. B. community. The G. S. B Samaj as a whole do Sashtaanga Pranaams in the lotusfeet of Gurudev and we pray to Vyasaraghupathi and Venu Gopal for long and healthy life to Gurudev to guide this community.

Puna-Prathishtta at Purakkad temple on 28 January 2011.

Garbha Griha
The Garbhagriha or sanctum sanctorum is where the Main idol or Moola Vigraha is placed.
The Garbha Griha in the temple is a 'Bahu-vera Vidhana' i.e. more than one idol is installed in the same Garbha Griha.

Main festivals
 Karthik Pournami
 Navarathri
 Janmashtami

See also
Goud Saraswat Brahmin
GSB Temples in Kerala

References

Hindu temples in Alappuzha district

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"Polar bears on slips of ice.
"Landfills overflowing with plastic straws.
But this was happening now, she realized. So she looked out the window at the darkness there. This solar knowledge of end times.
this flash piece appeared in Necessary Fiction.
Apocalyptically splendid! And it IS about me. All of us ackshully.
"sequential photographs of his shoes"
"She tore off a piece of garlic naan, and when he was leaning in, eager to hear, thinking perhaps that her theory was about him, she said:"
I like this moment particularly.