text:
MarylandReporter.com (https://marylandreporter.com/2018/06/01/state-roundup-june-1-2018/)
State Roundup, June 1, 2018
More on Homepage Featured
Subscribe to Homepage Featured
ERVIN BALLOT SUIT HEADS TO COURT: An Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge has refused to order the Maryland State Board of Elections not to use ballots for the June 26 Democratic primary that list Valerie Ervin as a candidate for lieutenant governor, Arelis Hernandez of the Post reports. Judge Laura Sue Kiessling scheduled a hearing for Monday on whether the state must change its ballots to reflect that Ervin has replaced her former running mate, the late Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz, at the top of the ticket.
Pamela Wood and Michael Dresser of the Sun quote Democratic Party chairwoman Kathleen Matthews in a statement saying, "The Democratic Party believes that Maryland law requires the Maryland Board of Elections to do everything in its power to list all eligible gubernatorial candidates and to conduct a smooth election process for all voters. Voters deserve nothing less."
At issue is the fact that the Democratic primary ballots were printed listing Baltimore County Executive Kevin B. Kamenetz as candidate for governor, along with Ervin as his lieutenant governor candidate. Kamenetz died suddenly May 10, and Ervin decided to step up and run for governor, as is allowed by state law, picking Marisol Johnson as her running mate, Josh Kurtz of Maryland Matters writes.
ACLU ADVOCATES FOR MORE BOOKS FOR PRISONERS: Advocates for prisoners in Maryland called on state officials Thursday to rescind a new policy that they say severely restricts access to books for inmates and is unconstitutional, Ann Marimow of the Post reports. In a letter to state prison officials, the American Civil Liberties Union characterizes the limits on book ordering as a "virtual book ban" that denies more than 20,000 Maryland inmates access to "the overwhelming majority of books in existence, and prevent those who wish to communicate with them through books from doing so."
Under the new policy, announced in an April memo, prisoners can only order books through two approved vendors with limited titles instead of ordering through third-party vendors such as Amazon. Prisoners may also possess only 10 books and have access to prison libraries, which have limited selections, the ACLU stated, Steve Lash of the Daily Record reports.
EXELON APPEALS DAM DECISION: Exelon Corp. filed an appeal May 25 asking the Maryland Department of the Environment to reconsider its decision in late April requiring the company to pay up to $172 million annually to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution flowing past the dam and to make other changes in the dam's operation to improve fish habitat and water quality in the lower Susquehanna River and Upper Chesapeake Bay, Karl Blankenship of the Bay Journal reports in a story appearing in MarylandReporter.
EARLY DOLPHIN SIGHTINGS: This spring, when pods of dolphins crossed the threshold into Chesapeake Bay waters, the scientists were ready for them. The dolphin tracking website that went online in June 2017 was already up and running for the season, ready to record as early as the end of April that a few Atlantic bottlenose dolphins had arrived near Cove Point, Whitney Pipken reports for the Bay Journal.
TRAINING AT RX POT DISPENSARIES: Training of staff at medical marijuana dispensaries can make a difference between patients having a good experience or a bad one. William Tilburg, director of policy and government relations for the Maryland Cannabis Commission, says state law requires training every 12 months for dispensary employees, but it leaves it up to the dispensary owners to handle that, Dominique Maria Bonessi of WYPR-FM reports.
DeVOS VISITS ARUNDEL SCHOOL, JEALOUS PROTESTS: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos got a first-hand look Thursday at a "community building circle" in Angela Snyder's first-grade classroom at Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary School, Rachael Pacella reports for the Annapolis Capital. As students gathered in a circle at the front of the room, DeVos sat near the alphabet rug with them. They decided on a greeting of the day — a fist bump and an "hola" to the person on their left. DeVos' arrival was met with a protest outside the school led by Ben Jealous, a Democratic candidate for governor, and members of the state teachers union.
BAKER LAUNCHES ADS: Democrat Rushern Baker launched his television campaign in the race for Maryland governor this week, releasing two ads tailored to voters in Baltimore and Montgomery County. Baker, the Prince George's County executive, spent a modest $90,000 for spots that will run for one week. The Baltimore ad will air on both cable and broadcast in the Baltimore region.
CORRECTION ON BOWSER AFFIDAVIT: Alan Bowser, a candidate for Montgomery County Clerk of the Circuit Court, says an item in Wednesday's State Roundup about his fundraising incorrectly stated that he had promised to raise and spend no more than $1,000 for this year's campaign. He correctly points out that those official affidavits to the state elections board applied only to the previous three years, and were not related to the tax liens he is dealing with. In a phone conversation, Bowser said he's raised $10,000 this year, although his latest campaign finance filing on the state's official website says he had zero receipts. Bowser said he has notified the board that is an error.
BATTLE FOR THE 30th DISTRICT: The 30th legislative district in Anne Arundel County isn't the only place in Maryland where Democratic insiders and insurgents are skirmishing over turf, resources and the direction of the party, Josh Kurtz of Maryland Matters writes. But it is the only place in the state where one of the insiders happens to be the speaker of the House. And the District 30 primaries for state Senate and House of Delegates are taking place in the state capital, Annapolis, where a dynamic municipal election last fall transformed the district's political terrain.
LEOPOLD PULLS THE WOOL OVER VOTERS' EYES: Brian Griffiths in an op-ed for the Annapolis Capital opines that, like clockwork, the red signs started dotting front yards in Pasadena, simple and small, the red broken only by the name printed in white: Leopold. Pasadena voters have always had a strange affinity for Leopold. Since his move to Maryland in 1982, voters have elected him seven times. In the course of 36 years in Maryland, Leopold has lost only one election. Voters ultimately propelled him to the county executive's office. If he is returned to the House of Delegates, it would not be the first time Leopold was able to pull the wool over the voters' eyes, Griffiths opines.
DISTRICT 18 RACE: Meeting for the third time in recent months, the crowded field of candidates for legislative seats in District 18—who previously had been in accord on virtually all policy issues—Wednesday night found something about which to disagree: Montgomery County's public liquor sales and distribution system, Louis Peck of Bethesda Beat reports.
BA CO EXEC ADS: Johnny Olszewski Jr. began airing his first ad Wednesday in the three-candidate race for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County executive, Pamela Wood of the Sun writes. The former state delegate for Dundalk introduces the tagline, "the progressive Democrat," which contrasts with rival Jim Brochin's tagline of "the real Democrat."
Baltimore County Councilwoman Vicki Almond is airing her first television ad in the race for the Democratic nomination for county executive. The 30-second ad introduces the Reisterstown woman to potential voters. A male narrator opens the ad by asking: "How do we move Baltimore County forward?" The screen flashes to an image of Almond walking hand-in-hand down a sidewalk with two girls, as the narrator answers: "Vicki Almond knows."
WHITE DENIED PERMANENT JOB AGAIN: The Maryland State Department of Education has again denied Baltimore County's request to make Verletta White a permanent superintendent, WBFF-TV is reporting. State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon wrote in a letter to Baltimore County Thursday: "I have considered all the information sent to me. Yet, my reservations remain. Therefore, I decline to approve Ms. White's appointment as permanent superintendent"
Liz Bowie of the Sun writes that the county school board, in an 8-4 vote in April, offered White a four-year contract that was set to begin July 1. She is currently serving as interim superintendent, with her term ending in a month.
BREW, OTHERS PUSH TO END POLICE GAG AGREEMENTS: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press – along with 19 news organizations including the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and BuzzFeed – filed an amicus brief Wednesday supporting a lawsuit challenging Baltimore's practice of requiring claimants in police misconduct settlements to sign non-disclosure agreements. In two separate "friend of the court" filings, five justice and civil rights groups and one individual added their support of the 2017 complaint filed by Baltimore Brew and Ashley Amaris Overbey, Fern Shen of Baltimore Brew reports. [Editor's note: As a member of the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association, MarylandReporter.com is supporting this friend of the court brief.]
Senate panel grills new nominees, three returnees to scandal-embattled UMMS board; new bill would push state into creating MARC commuter routes into N. Virginia; Prince George's State's Attorney outlines changes in attitude toward pot possession, approaches to prosecution; AARP blankets Annapolis over aging issues; Sen. Jennings says Preakness must stay in Baltimore; bill would allow some jurisdictions to set up commissions to address climate change; developers ask BPW to review contract over Maryland Insurance Commission offices; Gov. Hogan names Chanel Branch to replace former Del. Glenn; Baltimore's Airbnbs generated $20 million in revenue in 2019; and first Marylander tested for coronavirus.
The Baltimore Sun
The Washington Post-Maryland
The Annapolis Capital
The Frederick News-Post
The Garrett County Republican
The Hagerstown Herald-Mail
The Salisbury Daily Times
Baltimore Business Journal
Washington Business Journal
Cumberland Times-News
Patuxent Publishing Co.
Columbia Flier
Howard County Times
Southern Maryland Newspapers
St. Mary's Enterprise
Calvert Recorder
Charles Independent
The (UMCP) Diamondback
The Cecil Whig
The (Easton) Star Democrat
The Business Monthly
The Afro
The Sentinel Newspapers
The (Harford County) Dagger
Bethesda Beat
The Freestater
Baltimore Post-Examiner
Baltimore Fishbowl
WBAL TV (NBC)
WBFF (Fox)
WJZ (CBS)
WMAR (ABC)
WBAL AM
WYPR FM
WTOP AM
Center Maryland
Conduit Street (MACo)
Marc Steiner Podcasts
Maryland Matters
Miner Detail
Political Maryland
Red Maryland
Seventh State


"Equipment maintenance: time to check the combine" by H. Mark Hanna, Mahdi Al-Kaisi et al.
Establishing an even distribution of crop residue while harvesting is critical in stopping soil erosion this coming fall, winter, and spring, and well into 2003, until next year's crop establishes a canopy. Any residue (straw, chaff, and even fine material) can reduce erosion by stopping rain-splash erosion, slowing and trapping runoff, and allowing for better water infiltration. But it has to be in place to do it.
Hanna, H. Mark; Al-Kaisi, Mahdi; and Tidman, Michael J., "Equipment maintenance: time to check the combine" (2002). Integrated Crop Management News. 1745.


text:
Asus' subsequent ROG Cellphone could have a redesigned physique
Home Trends MediaTek has utilized for permission from US to produce chips to Huawei
MediaTek has utilized for permission from US to produce chips to Huawei
The US-led Huawei ban rules will get an update on September 15 that will close some loopholes.MediaTek said on Friday that it has formally applied for permission to continue supplying chips to Huawei.After September 15, if MediaTek doesn't earn a license, Huawei will no longer be able to buy MediaTek chips.
Although it's been well over a year since the Huawei ban first began, the drama seems to be neverending. Recently, Huawei admitted that it will no longer be able to produce its Kirin chipsets, which power all of its major smartphones. With Qualcomm and Samsung unavailable as alternative options due to the ban, it was assumed that Chinese company MediaTek would sell Huawei the silicon it needs.
Related: The Huawei ban explained: Everything you need to know
However, on September 15, 2020, the United States will close some loopholes in the ban that would prevent even MediaTek from working with Huawei. Today, MediaTek announced that it has formally submitted a request for a license to continue supplying Huawei with chips (via Reuters).
If the Trump administration denies the request, it's unclear how Huawei would be able to move forward.
Huawei ban: The company needs processors
Obviously, Huawei can't produce smartphones without processors. It can't produce its own anymore and the only available major company that could produce silicon on the level it needs is MediaTek. If MediaTek doesn't get its license, there's no telling what might happen.
MediaTek today confirmed that it intends to follow the Huawei ban rules. "MediaTek reiterates its respect for following relevant orders and rules on global trade, and has already applied for permission with the US side in accordance with the rules," it said in a statement.
Related: MediaTek chip guide: Everything you need to know
While that seems cut-and-dry, MediaTek and Huawei are both Chinese companies. It is not out of the realm of possibility that they could decide to ignore the ban and work together. After all, it is not likely China would punish either company for doing what it takes to keep Huawei afloat.
That's all speculation at this point, but eventually, something's gotta give. The United States is tightening the noose on Huawei ever tighter; it's only a matter of time before something snaps.
Previous article5G well being threat: Is there any hazard from 5G indicators?
Next articleXiaomi will launch telephones with under-display cameras in 2021
Credit: David Imel / Android AuthorityASUS' next ROG Phone may have surfaced in a photo.The device has a redesigned back, albeit with a familiar-looking...
A brand new main smartphone maker has simply landed in Europe
Samsung Galaxy S21 hits the FCC, confirms Snapdragon 888
Pixel 5 value leak suggests one other inexpensive Google cellphone
Microsoft might deliver Android apps to Home windows 10 (Replace: Extra...
Big Monster - 28th November 2020

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


One of my favorite tricks to make recipes more Weight Watchers friendly is to substitute cauliflower rice for regular rice. Did you know that rice has at least 5-7 SmartPoints per cup, depending on the variety? I don't know about you, but I would much rather have a cup of cauliflower rice, which is only 0 SmartPoints per cup. I typically just use rice as a sponge for whatever I cook alongside it, so I'd prefer to save my daily point allotment for the good stuff—not just the filler.
Today I'm sharing an Easy Taco Cauliflower Rice Skillet, which comes together in under 30 minutes and is bursting with delicious Mexican flavor. This recipe was a big hit when I served it to my family recently and is perfect for Taco Tuesday or any day you are craving Mexican (which is basically every day for me).
I like to serve this tasty rice with a variety of tasty toppings including fat free sour cream, salsa, avocado, corn chips and spicy bean dip. I also like how versatile this rice skillet can be. You can substitute in any type of ground meat you like, add beans, use it as a stuffing for burritos, and spice it up as you prefer.
This Easy Taco Cauliflower Rice Skillet satisfied my craving for Mexican food and left me feeling full and energized (instead of sleepy like a typical carb heavy mexican dish does). I hope your family will enjoy this flavorful dish as much as mine does!
Use a food processor or grater to make your cauliflower rice, or use prepackaged cauliflower rice.
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add the turkey and cook until browned and cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks. Add the taco seasoning and cauliflower. Stir until well combined. Add the salsa and water and stir again and then cover the pan and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower is cooked to your liking. Serve with your favorite toppings.
Add the taco seasoning and cauliflower. Stir to combine and then pour in the salsa and water. Stir and then cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the cauliflower is tender. Top with avocado, cheese, scallions, cilantro, or your favorite taco toppings.


Escondido: A Texas Hunting Ranch!
Perhaps you are old enough to remember the good old western movies with the ruggedly beautiful, gently rolling Texas type scenery in the background of the cattle drive or the weary rider heading off into the sunset. Escondido Ranch, located in south central Texas is exactly like that Hollywood version of the Old West, complete with mesquite brush, hills and wooded areas, and the low canyons perfect for those early morning hunting opportunities. In addition to hunting there is also the option to go fishing on over 2 miles of a spring fed river that runs through the property. This riverbed also provided excellent options for hunting wild hogs, Rio Grande Turkey as well as exotic hunts. Being at this Texas hunting ranch is both breathtaking as well as relaxing and rejuvenating. It is almost impossible to imagine you are just a few miles of the beaten path as it is quiet, serene and beautiful.
Escondido boasts over 1,240 acres of high fenced native and exotic Texas hunting ranch property that has been under game management since 1980, ensuring that the stock on the ranch is ideal for hunting. All hunts on the property are done from blinds that are located on known traffic areas for the different species that make their home on this outstanding Texas hunting ranch. The very knowledgeable and professional guides are all local hunters that really know the habits as well as the patterns of the different species on the ranch.
Since the guides are so experienced and the staff at this Texas hunting ranch is fully committed to giving hunters the best hunt possible they have nearly 80% success rate. The cost of the hunt includes cleaning and quartering game, making this task much easier for the hunter at the end of the day. Some species of animals are shot only in specific seasons and those are the native Texas species. Game with a set hunting season includes Whitetail bucks and does, Rio Grande Tom Turkeys and bull Elk. All other exotic species including Axis deer, Fallow bucks, Black buck antelope, Sika bucks, Aoudad sheep, Russian boars, wild hogs and cow elk can be hunted year round. This constant hunting season allows hunters to either get into shape before the seasonal hunts or stay in good hunting shape year round.
Exotic species such as those found on Escondido Ranch can be hunted year round since there is no legal restrictions on hunting non-native species. It is up to the game manager on the private Texas native and exotics hunting ranch to monitor their herd size to ensure that there are sufficient breeding adults left in the herd to continue to increase and expand the population. This control allows the game managers to successfully control how many bucks and does are hunted each year without damaging the herd for future years.
Segovia and Junction, Texas, are the closest towns to our hunting ranch. These small rural communities boast affordable accomodations and eating establishments, all served with the Southern hospitality. For those hunters that are bringing non-hunting friends and family members there is lots to see and do just a short drive down Interstate 10 into historic Kerrville or even over the German settlement area of Fredericksburg.


I knew I had something like this! After digging through the garage recently, I finally uncovered what I thought was my old Maisto 356 Speedster. Turns out all along it was a just this weird offroad car that's supposedly a 550 Spyder.
The quality is better than most Maistos I know of but that doesn't mean it's not cheap.
This has been separated for many years from the rest of my assorted loose diecast from my first phase of collecting. Now it shall be returned to it's proper spot under the TV with the rest of it's Maisto Porsche siblings so they can gather dust together until I decide to pull them out again.


3D FilaPrint Tough non-castable resins.
Paired with your LCD/DLP printer our Premium Resins offer quality results at an affordable price. 3D Filaprint Premium Resin will be a perfect match to your printer, your prints will be created with rich and precise details ready to be cured with UV (either natural sunlight or UV Lamps).
Our Premium resins offer compatibility with most printers and is optimised for light sources of 405nm.
*Please note that setting above are guidelines and may change depending on your model of printer.
Shake the resin well and leave it for 30 minutes before use to eliminate air bubbles that are generated during the shaking process.
While printing the ambient temperature is recommended to be controlled at 25-30 degrees Celsius, and during the printing should avoid daylight.
Use safety gloves and mask when handling the resin. (provided free of charge when you purchase 3D FilaPrint resins).
Wash with plenty of soap and water if accidental contact with the skin.
Seek medical advice if any allergic reaction happens.
The curing process will make your prints safe to handle.
Once cured your prints will be hard to the touch and will have a matte finish.
The finished print will have a smooth finish and is ideal for post processing. If using our transparent resin your print can be fine coated in clear gloss spray to give a glass like effect to your print. All our resins can be primed and painted, the high detail finish of the print will give you the perfect canvas for painting your prints.


A public health dentistry dual degree gives students the opportunity to combine dentistry with public health studies. In the process, you'll learn how to shape a dental practice that serves the whole community.
The MPH Public Health Dentistry (DDS/MPH) dual degree program is designed for students who are applying to or enrolled in an accredited dental school at any college and university in the country.
If you are a practice dentist, please consider the Executive Program in Public Health Program.
The practice of dentistry allows us to influence our patients. Understanding public health allows us to improve oral health on a much larger scale.


Modern continental styling typified by the beech finish of Hapton. The subtle moulded edge detail creates a soft fluid feel to fascias which otherwise are clean and simple. The flow effect is mirrored in the gentle curves of the matt nickel handles. The flanged moulding is showed in the angled cornice and pelmet mouldings.


text:
Osoby o tym nazwisku:
 Antoni Wierzbiński − polski muzyk i wykładowca akademicki
 Maciej Wierzbiński − polski oficer
 Maciej Wierzbiński − polski dziennikarz i pisarz
 Stefan Wierzbiński − polski astronom

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Covalent Bonding PowerPoint Presentation
Covalent Bonding
Covalent Bonding. Chapter 8. Introduction. The bonds that hold atoms of molecules together are fundamentally different from those of ionic compounds. The types of atoms that comprise molecules are more limited than ions.
Brigitte Lennon
class problem
single covalent bond
covalent bonding section 8
Covalent Bonding - . chapter 8. 8.1 molecular compounds. covalent bond are atoms held together by sharing electrons.
Covalent Bonding - . naming of covalent compounds non-metals. p 104 in text book use full name for first element and add
Covalent bonding - . "all you need is love, love love is all you need". covalent bonding demonstrate an
Covalent Bonding - . sec. 8.4: molecular shape. objectives. discuss the vsepr bonding theory predict the shape of and
Covalent Bonding - . covalent bonding. a chemical bond forms when outer-shell electrons come close enough to each other
Covalent Bonding - . sharing of electron pairs: non-metal with non-metal atoms. covalent bonding . compounds that are
Covalent Bonding - . quick review. covalent bond – two atoms held together by sharing electrons -- usually occurs
Covalent Bonding - . polar bonds and molecules. covalent bonding -- polar bonds and molecules --. bond polarity "the
Covalent Bonding - . sec. 8.2: naming molecules. objectives. identify the names of binary molecular compounds from
Covalent Bonding - . i can write a formula for and name a covalent (molecular) compound. covalent bonds. recently we
Covalent Bonding - . chapter 9. the covalent bond section 9.1. why do atoms bond? to achieve full outer electron shells
Covalent Bonding - . covalent bonding. involves the sharing of electrons. occurs between non-metals. general rule to
Covalent Bonding - . bonding models for methane, ch 4 . models are not reality. each has its own strengths and
Covalent Bonding - . -- atoms share e –. +. +. -- covalent (molecular) compounds tend to be solids with low melting
COVALENT BONDING - . when one nonmetal shares one or more electrons with an atom of another nonmetal so both atoms end up
Covalent Bonding - . p 104 in text book use full name for first element and add " ide " to second (just like you do
Covalent Bonding - . visit www.worldofteaching.com for 100's of free powerpoints. chlorine atom 2,8,7. 2 chlorine atoms
Covalent Bonding - . chapter 9. now, let's talk about sharing electrons. or, a covalent bond!. 1. covalent bonding.
Covalent Bonding - . happens between nonmetals share valence electrons between atoms electron clouds overlap ex: h 2 o
Covalent Bonding - . sharing is caring. types of bonds review. transfer electrons. unit cell. ionic. molecule. covalent.
COVALENT BONDING - . hold on to your electrons!. what is a covalent bond?. atoms ___________ one or more electrons with
Covalent Bonding Chapter 8
Introduction • The bonds that hold atoms of molecules together are fundamentally different from those of ionic compounds. • The types of atoms that comprise molecules are more limited than ions. • The properties of molecules are different from ionic compounds. • These properties are a result of the interactions between molecules.
Molecular CompoundsSection 8.1 • Molecules and Molecular Compounds • Molecular Formula
Different Compounds Have Different Bonding Interactions Metal: Metallic Bonds Noble gas: No interactions Ionic compound: Ionic Bonds How about the following compounds?
What type of interactions hold these compounds together?
I.) Molecules and Molecular Compounds Molecules: A neutral group of atoms joined together by covalent bonds. Molecular Compound: A compound composed of molecules.
Water is a molecular compound Made up of many molecules of water.
Covalent Bonds • No atoms give up their electrons completely, nor does any atoms take electrons. • You can think of the bond as a "tug of war" between the atoms. The sharing of electrons between two atoms.
The Covalent Bond We can use Lewis dot structures to show the sharing of electrons.
Molecules Are Created from Covalently Bonded Atoms
Properties of Molecular Compounds • All the molecules of a given molecular compound are the same. • Low melting points and boiling points • Gases or liquids at room temperature • Composed of atoms of two or more non-metals.
II.) Molecular Formula The chemical formula of a molecular compound. • A molecular formula shows how many atoms of each element a molecule contains. • Subscripts after each symbol indicates the number of atoms of the element are in the molecule. • The subscripts are not necessarily the lowest whole-number ratios. • Does not give any information about the molecular compounds structure.
Let's look at some formulas for molecular compounds. • NO • NH3 • CH4 • H20 • N2H2 How many atoms of each element are present in each molecular compound?
The Nature of Covalent Bonding Section 8.2 • The Octet Rule in Covalent Bonding • Single Covalent Bonds • Double & Triple Covalent Bonds • Bond Dissociation Energies
I.) The Octet Rule in Covalent Bonding • Atoms will strive to obtain the electron configuration of noble gases, if they can. ns2np6 • In covalent bonding, electron sharing usually occurs so that atoms attain the electron configuration of noble gases. There are exceptions, however. • Metals & metalloids of Group 4A, 5A, 6A, and 7A will form covalent bonds to meet their octet.
Three Types of Covalent Bonds • Single bonds, double bonds, and triple bonds. • These different types of bonds are based on the number of electrons shared between to atoms. • Each type of bond has different characteristics • Bond length, bond strength
II.) The Single Covalent Bond A covalent bond formed when two atoms share one pair of electrons. • A single bond can be represented as two dots between two atoms or a single dashed line between them. • We can use a structural formula to describe the bonding between atoms.
Let's see how hydrogen forms it's bond. Let's see how water forms its bonds. Let's see how methane forms its bonds.
Sample Problem Write the structural formulas for the following molecules. • F2 • H2O2 • Cl2
Class Problem Write the structural formulas for the following molecules. • I2 • PCl3 (Class Problem #5)
What happened with the electrons that did not participate in bonding? • These unshared electrons are known as lone pairs and are represented as two dots around the molecular compounds. Let's examine this with water.
III.) Double Bond and Triple Bonds • Electrons are shared so that both atoms of the double bond can obtain a noble gas configuration. Double Bond: A covalent bond formed when two atoms share two pairs of electrons.
Sample Problem Try drawing the structural formulas for the following double bonded compounds. • Formaldehyde (CH2O) • Ethylene (C2H4)
Triple Bond: A covalent bond formed when two atoms share three pairs of electrons. • Again, the sharing occurs so that both atoms can obtain an octet in their outer-most (valence) energy level.
Sample Problem Try drawing the structural formulas for the following triple bonded compounds. • Hydrogen cyanide (CHN) • Ethyne (C2H2)
Class Problem Write the structural formulas for the following molecules. • SO2 • NO3 • HCN (Class Problem #6)
Coordinate Covalent Bonds A type of covalent bond in which one atom contributes both bonding electrons. • The shared electron pair comes from one of the bonding atoms. • Can show the donated pair in structural formula as arrows that point from the atom donating the pair to the atom receiving the pair. • Once formed the this type of covalent bond is like any other.
Sample Problem Draw the structural formula for the following compounds. • Carbon monoxide (CO) • Ammonium ion (NH4+)
Polyatomic Ions A tightly bound group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge and behaves as a unit. • The bonds holding polyatomic ions together are covalent and coordinate covalent bonds. • Electrons are gained or lost to give the polyatomic ions their charges.
Class Problem Write the structural formulas for the following ion: SO32- (Class Problem #7)
Examining Differences in the Bonds
IV.) Bond Dissociation Energy The energy required to break the bond between two covalently bonded atom.
A large bond dissociation energy corresponds to a strong covalent bond.
Resonance A resonance structure occurs when it is possible to draw or more valid electron dot structures that have the same number of electron pairs for a molecule or ion. • The actual bonding in such a compound is a hybrid, or a mixture, of the extremes represented by the resonance structures.
Let's draw the structure for ozone (O3)
Exceptions to the Octet Rule • For some molecules and ions it is not possible to draw the structures to satisfy the octet rule. • The octet rule cannot be satisfied for molecules and ions whose total number of valence electrons is an odd number. • These molecules will have either more than or less than the required octet; many will have unpaired electrons.
Exceptions (cont.) • Some molecules with an even number of valence electrons will also violate the octet rule. • Some atoms expand the octet to include 10 or 12 electrons in their valence shell.
Let's look at some exceptions. • Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) • Boron trifluoride (BF3) • Phosphorus pentachloride (PCl5)
Polar Bonds and MoleculesSection 8.4 • Bond Polarity • Polar Molecules • Attractions Between Molecules
I.) Bond Polarity • Covalent bonds differ in the way the electrons are shared. • The character of the bonds depends on the kind and number of atoms joined together. • The type of covalent bonding helps to determine the properties of a molecule. • Covalent bonds can be polar or nonpolar.
Comparing Bond Types (Nonpolar)
Nonpolar Covalent Bonds • Atoms of equal "strength" pull on the electrons. • Identical atoms share electrons equally. • H2, O2, N2 are examples.
Polar Covalent Bonds • A covalent bond in which the electrons are not shared equally. • The "stronger" atom will pull more of the electrons to itself.
Atom's Strength = Electronegativity The ability of an atom of an element to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound. (Chapter 6)
Periodic Trend in Electronegativity
Electronegativity Differences& Bond Type
Use the table to determine the type of bond each pair of atom will form. • H, N • K, Cl • C, Cl • Cl,Cl
Sample Problem Draw the electron dot structure for each molecule. Identify polar covalent bonds by assigning slightly positive and slightly negative symbols to the appropriate atoms. • HOOH • BrCl • HBr • H2O
Class Problem Identify the bonds between atoms of each pair of elements as nonpolar covalent, moderately polar covalent, very polar, or ionic. • H and Br • K and Cl • C and O • Br and Br (Class Problem #8)


If your parents think gaming is waste of time then it is time to tell them that they are so wrong about this. Don't tell me that even you didn't know this one. Yes making money online is so much more fun because the games like casino has come online. You don't need to buy a PlayStation or Xbox. You could simply go to a casino house online. You get yourself signed up and you are ready to go. There are many online casinos offer very good casino bonuses like betfair review. There are tons of games that you can play online and earn money. Isn't it so much more fun?
It is one of the easiest ways by which you can earn money. All you have to is, complete small surveys and pay attention to the small details according to the requirements of the survey. Generally it will take 5 minutes to 20 minutes. Of course it will depend on the type of survey that you are doing but anyway it is easy and it works.
It has become a very popular way to make money. As a freelancer you can work with a small or a big company. It is totally temporary work which will depend on the requirement of the company that you work with. After completing the project you are ready to jump onto another. You can work as a content writer, web designer or provide services like SEO etc. There are dozens of websites that can you give the ready platform with ready clients. Just a click on google can do miracles.
Don't ask me what type of videos can you make? Well if you are curious, you could make prank videos, comedy videos, or simply start a vlog and start talking about anything. If your content is good enough and you get the required subscribers for your channel, you are good to go.
Some of the people are earning millions through blogging. If you are interested in writing than this one is definitely for you. You simply write the stuff that you want people to read about or you could simply do some research and write about the stuff that are trending most. Trust me this could really go really flying if you tick the right boxes.
What to look out for in new Casinos?
Could FIFA 19 and Sports Sims Help eSports Reach a New Level?


text:
Fernando Schwartz Girón (Ginebra, Suiza, 15 de noviembre de 1937) es un escritor, presentador de televisión y diplomático español.

Biografía

Es hijo del diplomático Juan Schwartz Díaz-Flores y hermano del economista liberal Pedro Schwartz.
Como diplomático e hijo de diplomáticos Fernando Schwartz vivió en varios países durante 25 años. Fue embajador de España en Kuwait y en los Países Bajos, y portavoz del Gobierno de España para Asuntos Exteriores hasta su retirada en 1988.

Tras esto trabajó para el Grupo Prisa, siendo consejero editorial del diario El País, portavoz del grupo y director de Comunicación. También fue profesor de Opinión en la Escuela de Periodismo El País-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Durante una década, entre 1995 y 2004, fue copresentador junto a Máximo Pradera y Ana García-Siñeriz del programa Lo + Plus de Canal +, y en 2006 presentó el programa Schwartz & Co en la televisión autonómica balear, IB3.

Reside entre Madrid y Mallorca con su familia.

Bibliografía
 La internacionalización de la guerra civil española, 1971
 La conspiración del Golfo, 1982. Finalista del Premio Planeta
 La venganza, 1988
 Kuwait, 1990
 La Reina de Serbia, 1993
 El desencuentro, 1996. Ganador del Premio Planeta
 El peor hombre del mundo, 1999
 Iniciación y pensamiento simbólico en el Egipto faraónico, 1999
 Al sur de Cartago, 2000
 El engaño de Beth Loring, 2000
 Educación y descanso. Las anécdotas de la diplomacia, 2000
 Cambio dos de veinticinco por una de cincuenta, 2002
 Vichy, 1940, 2006. Premio Primavera de Novela
 El cuenco de laca, 2008
 El príncipe de los oasis, 2009
 Viví años de tormenta, 2012
 Héroes de días atrás, 2016
 Que vaya Meneses, 2019
 Meneses en Skópelos, 2021
 Una vida con suerte. Memorias, 2022

Premios
 Finalista del Premio Planeta de 1982 con La conspiración del Golfo.
 Premio Planeta de 1996 por El desencuentro.
 Premio Primavera de Novela de 2006 por Vichy, 1940.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Diplomáticos de España del siglo XX
Embajadores de España en Kuwait
Embajadores de España en los Países Bajos
Escritores de España del siglo XX
Escritores de España del siglo XXI
Escritores en español
Periodistas de España
Presentadores de televisión de España
Alumnado del Colegio del Pilar
Ganadores del Premio Planeta
Colegiales del Colegio Mayor Universitario San Pablo
Miembros del Consejo Editorial de El País
Nacidos en Ginebra


text:
Harrison Ford in Talks to Return for "Blade Runner 2"
After constantly saying that Harrison Ford will not be brought back for the upcoming "Blade Runner," Alcon Entertainment just released a statement, revealing that it made an official offer to the actor to reprise his role.
"We believe that [writers] Hampton Fancher and Michael Green have crafted with Ridley Scott an extraordinary sequel to one of the greatest films of all time," said Alcon co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson. "We would be honored, and we are hopeful, that Harrison will be part of our project."
"Blade Runner 2" will clearly be a sequel to the original film and will once again be directed by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien, Prometheus). Story details are being kept a secret, but it's been revealed that it will take place several decades after the 1982 original.
Source: Alcon Entertainment
...Shouldn't Deckard be dead? Or "off"? Whatever the term for non-working replicant is. I mean I might just be wrong and he was made differently from the rest, but I recall them all having painfully short lives.
More than that, would they even age? Because they're going to have to explain why he looks like a pile of hammered sh*t now.
I don't see why this movie is happening at all, but bringing him back seems like it does more harm to the story than good.
Morbius writes:
Been a long time since I read the book, let alone watched the movie, but wasn't it subjective whether Deckard was a replicant or not?
@Morbius
It's never explicitly stated in the movie, but between all of the hints provided and the fact that Ridley Scott later plainly stated it, yes he most definitely was a replicant.
Deaft0ne writes:
Just cast his son, Benjamin:
http://www.rickhunt.net/page1/files/page1_blog_entry353_2.jpg
bandolero999 writes:
His appearance in anchorman 2 was useless
I just hope Blade Runner 12 is as well-constructed and developed as Prometheus. That's all I request.
But no, seriously, let's hope Ford isn't the lead.
lol, it's Back to the Future 2 with Blade Runner 12 and Rocky 19.
No, but really: Blade Runner 2. Or Bald Ruiner Too if they also cast Bruce Willis.
No, Deaf is right, just cast his chef of a son.
SACdaddy writes:
"sequel to one of the greatest films of all time"
Sums up the last decade of filmmaking. Lame sequels yo great films.
OneTime writes:
this movie was 20 years ahead of its time.
Donyae 420 writes:
I have never seen the first one and I own it on dvd.I can't get past the first 20 mins without stopping it and putting something else on.
^^It's not nearly as great as people claim, and it was something of a failure when it originally debuted, which tells you something. But it's not a bad movie by miles, just not the Second Coming of Jebus people think.
The version that still includes the narration is especially bad.
^^ thanks...I have the directors cut. I think it's a movie like STAR WARS that I needed to see when it came out.


LYON 2 - AINAY. Corner apartment with exceptional character of 190 m² with attached studio of 28m2. The whole is to renovate. Located on the first floor on the mezzanine with a lift on the landing, this apartment consists of a beautiful entrance serving a 35 m² living room with fireplace and parquet Aremberg, a dining room and a kitchen with open views on a terrace. raised place, a parental room with room of annexed shower, two other rooms and a room of bath. The studio, in the continuity of the apartment also has an independent entrance. It can be easily detached. It includes 2 bedrooms, a shower room, wc, and kitchenette. Beautiful high ceilings and prime location.


text:
Q: Catalina ask password to delete user but password is always wrong I start to think this might be a bug in Catalina.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

*

*I formatted my Mac-mini to factory reset (don't remember if was High Sierra or Mojave)

*I created a user at first startup.

*I upgraded to Catalina

*After Catalina installation I create a few users admin and non

*With a new admin user I can delete other admin or standard users without problem but I cannot delete the user created previously to Catalina. The message says:

to delete the user you need to enter their password

I did it several time, is the password I still use it to login with that user and it won't delete the account.
(See the problem when I try to delete the 4th user: no options is prompted)

So there must have been some sort of change between OS version and users created after Catalina cannot manage users created before Catalina.
I also tried to change the password for the user, the problem persists.
I also tried to remove the user through Terminal, no joy:
sudo dscl . -delete /Users/"yourusername"

returns:
<main> delete status: eDSPermissionError

<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14120 (eDSPermissionError)

A: I found the solution!
This was a user I created after the factory reset and therefore was created on High Sierra.
macOS High Sierra has a bug around the user 501 which is the very first user you create after login:
https://medium.com/@ambroselittle/cant-delete-original-admin-user-on-macos-high-sierra-1d79fb438246
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8087348
So what we are going to do now is substitute the user you want to keep with the user 501 that you want to delete.
Is a bit hacky but it worked on my Catalina:

*

*System Preferences > Login Options > Join… > Open Directory Utility…

*Click to unlock it. (You may need to Enable Root User in Edit menu.)

*Go to Directory Editor. Search to find the user you can't delete — the original user that was logged in when upgrading to High Sierra.

*Find the GeneratedUID field on the right and copy it somewhere safe.

*Change one digit in it and Save.

*Find your new/main user account > GeneratedUID, paste in the one copied above. Save.

*Run diskutil apfs updatePreboot / in Terminal.

*Reboot.

*Login as your main user. You should be able to delete the original user now.

Strange that the upgrade to Catalina is not backward compatible and doesn't fix the issue related to previous users.

A: Choose don't change the home folder when you delete the users. (One of the three options you didn't select when preparing to remove the user).
Once that is done, it's easy to clean up the files or sort out whatever permission issue was blocking taking ownership of the home folders.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


fencing More Info Buy Now The UltraDeck composite fencing line combines the best of wood and plastic using state of the art technology to create composite fencing products.
As a standard practicewholesale vinyl wpc railing los angeles Ultra fencing will remove and dispose of your old fencewholesale vinyl wpc railing los angeles sorting and recycling each componentwholesale vinyl wpc railing los angeles if possibleUltra Fencing started as a retail business sale quality vinyl material to the greater Redding area.
Installation GuideProduct Categories Fence StylesexpandClose XComposite fencing by UltraDeck can increase the property value of your home.
UltraDeck Composite Fence Post CapOur wood plastic composite material is manufactured using all post consumer wood products.
Tools Needed Installing Fence Panels Care Maintenance Composite Fencing by UltraDeck is created using state of The open end of the bracket needs to face towards the side of the fence that will have pickets.
UltraDeck Low Maintenance Composite Decking Railing Deck shown in Cedar Rustic with Cedar Rustic railingall your deckwholesale vinyl wpc railing los angeles dockwholesale vinyl wpc railing los angeles and fencing needs.


text:
Classic Bluetooth L2CAP API
============================

Application Example
-------------------

Check :example:`bluetooth/bluedroid/classic_bt` folder in ESP-IDF examples, which contains the following application:

* This is a BT_L2CAP demo. This demo can connect, send and receive L2CAP data :example:`bluetooth/bluedroid/classic_bt/bt_l2cap_client`, :example:`bluetooth/bluedroid/classic_bt/bt_l2cap_server`

API Reference
-------------

.. include-build-file:: inc/esp_l2cap_bt_api.inc

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


From late November to 24 December, in the heart of Dresden runs Germany's oldest Striezelmarkt , Old Town is filled with flickering candles, the fragrance of wine and Christmas music. Another feature of the Striezelmarkt is the traditional Christmas cake, pastries stuffed with raisins and candied fruits or nuts. Huge Christmas pyramid will surprise guests of Dresden.


text:
Koledinec – wieś w Chorwacji, w żupanii kopriwnicko-kriżewczyńskiej, w gminie Rasinja. W 2011 roku liczyła 170 mieszkańców.

Przypisy

Miejscowości w żupanii kopriwnicko-kriżewczyńskiej


Much of the most recent discourse about the proposed Conservation District ordinance I am bringing forward has turned into a pro-density vs. anti-density debate. While I can see why and how this has happened, and how in some instances a Conservation District could be used to protect a less dense area, it doesn't reflect my intentions. I am a strong advocate of smart growth and increasing density in the urban core especially where there are walkable communities, connections to the cultural, commercial, recreational and natural amenities people appreciate and when it is located on, or near, transit corridors.
It is, in large part, because I am convinced that having the Conservation District tool available will help ensure the harmonious, efficient and successful growth of greater density in our city that I am bringing it forward and have been working on it for over a year.
Because of the recent discourse and because I want people to better understand and carefully consider ways to improve my draft proposal, I thought some additional explanation might be helpful. This will be the first of three blogs. It will provide the background and overview, the second will be targeted at those who favor this idea and the third to those who may be opposed. Much more below the fold.
I am very excited about the new Health, Environment and Community Engagement committee that I will be chairing this term. The Committee is roughly based on the Health Energy and Environment Committee I vice chaired my first term. I also vice chairs both the Publ and a Health Energy and Regulatory Services Committee I vice chaired my second term.
Joining me on the committee will be Council Members Andrew Johnson (who will vice chair), Lisa Bender, Alondra Cano, Jacob Frey and Elizabeth Glidden.
The Health Department has been supported in recent years by state and federal grants including the State Health Improvement Program, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, and the Community Transformation Grant. These programs focus on policy, systems and environmental change to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, and reduce tobacco use. The department has also been the lead on the our Youth Violence Prevention work that I have been closely involved in since 2006.
The HECE Committee will also be the Council's home for policies related to the environment. A major part of that work this year will be on the priorities established from the Climate Action Plan and the Energy Pathways Study which will help us move towards more sustainable, affordable and reliable energy from our energy utilities. This will also include the ongoing work of the Homegrown Minneapolis initiative and the Minneapolis Food Council, and all other environmental sustainability issues. For example, I expect that the HECE committee will consider formal City comments on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's proposed rules on composting.
We will also lead the Council's community engagement work, including the Neighborhood and Community Relations Department and the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission.
Finally, we will be the home committee for Animal Care and Control.
Several City boards and commissions will report to the HECE committee: the Community Environmental Advisory Commission (CEAC), the Public Health Advisory Committee, the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission, the Minneapolis Food Council, the Animal Care and Control Advisory Board, the Minneapolis Commission on People with Disabilities, the Minneapolis Tree Advisory Commission, the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee, the Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee and the Youth Coordinating Board.
The new committee has already gotten some well-deserved media attention. I am extremely excited by the enthusiasm of the members of this new committee, and look forward to working with them to make Minneapolis healthier, more sustainable, and more democratically engaged.
To start that work, I am meeting one-on-one with each of the new committee members and have scheduled a meeting for early February with all of the relevant department and division heads to begin developing a common vision for our next four years of work together.
Because I have changed my City Council Committee assignments and will now be serving on the Transportation and Public Works committee (which meets on Tuesday mornings), I have had to find a new time to hold my "office hours in the ward." Because the boundaries of the ward also changed due to redistricting and one of my locations, the Hard Times Cafe, was no longer in the ward and the new ward two stretches much further south, I felt the need to also adjust one of my locations. While I have greatly enjoyed and appreciated my monthly visits at both the Hard Times and the Birchwood Cafe, after much deliberation, I have decided to change locations. I have decided to relocate my West Bank location to the Nabo Cafe located in the new second ward on the Augsburg campus. I am hoping that this will also be convenient to the University and to Seward residents. I have decided to move my Seward/Cooper location from the Birchwood Cafe to the Blue Moon Cafe. I think that this location will work well for the Cooper and Longfellow area and well as much of Seward. Of course, people are more than welcome to venture to any of the locations no matter where they live.
Fourth Thursdays: Blue Moon Coffee Café, 3822 E Lake St. I hope to see you at an office hour soon!
Please feel free to use these hours to meet if they work for you, but also know that I am more than happy to set up alternative to meet in my City Hall office, or at a location convenient to you. To set up a meeting you can always feel free to contact me and my office anytime at 612 673-2202 or via email at cam.gordon@minneapolismn.gov.
Minneapolis and St. Paul have together been named the healthiest city in the US by the American College of Sports Medicine's American Fitness Index. Some of the assets of our community are things that I'm working within the City to improve: the number of bicyclists per capita and access to healthy foods. We also get points for having more parks per square mile than most other cities.


text:
Gustavo Adrián Ramos Vásquez plus communément Adrián Ramos, est un footballeur international colombien né le  à Santander de Quilichao en Colombie. Il évolue actuellement au poste d'attaquant pour l'América de Cali.

Biographie

Buteur très régulier, il réalise une bonne saison malgré la très mauvaise position de son club : il a jusqu'à maintenant marqué 9 buts en 23 matchs, et a notamment marqué contre le VfB Stuttgart, le Bayern Munich, le Bayer Leverkusen (un doublé) et le VfL Wolfsburg (un doublé avec une retentissante victoire 1-5 à la Volkswagen-Arena).

Il marque son premier but avec Dortmund contre le FC Augsbourg lors de la deuxième journée de la Bundesliga.

C'est lors de la victoire 0-4 de Dortmund face à Galatasaray lors des phases de groupe de la saison 2014-2015 qu'il marque son premier but en Ligue des Champions.

Le , il est transféré au club du Chongqing Lifan situé en Chine pour une valeur de 12 millions d'euros.

Palmarès
  América Cali
 Champion de Colombie en 2008.
  Hertha Berlin
 Champion de 2.Bundesliga en 2011.
 Borussia Dortmund
DFB Pokal : Finaliste en 2015 et 2016.

En club

Référence

Liens externes

Footballeur international colombien
Joueur de l'América de Cali
Joueur du Trujillanos FC
Joueur de l'Independiente Santa Fe
Joueur du Hertha Berlin
Joueur du Borussia Dortmund
Joueur du Grenade CF
Naissance en janvier 1986
Naissance dans le département de Cauca


Blue - Pigments of our love is a narrative game in which you have to change colors in the text to discover new paths.
Click on the color name and drag the cursors on the colored sliders to change the color. You can modify its hue, lightness and saturation. If a color opens a branch of the story, you will see the color appear in one of the circle under the text.
If the path has never been read, it will be a double circle. If a path has already been read, you'll see a simple circle.
There are 35 different endings in the game - some of them good, some of them bad, and others frankly weird. Good luck finding them all!


text:
Posted inArticle
Islamist Extremism Is Not Driving Egypt's Presidential Election
by Shikha Dalmia May 23, 2012 September 23, 2020
by Shikha Dalmia.
How Egyptians are trying to divide power between the country's problematic players
There is no predestination in human affairs, so it is impossible to predict what a post-Arab Spring Egypt will ultimately look like. It might well degenerate into a totalitarian theocracy more odious than the secular autocracy that the Egyptian people overthrew, as some neoconservative worrywarts warn. But the run-up to the presidential elections this week suggests that Egyptians are desperately looking for a system of checks and balances to keep authoritarians of every stripe at bay.
This itself is reason to be cautiously optimistic about Egypt's future.
Commentators like Samuel Tadros of the neoconservative Hudson Institute have been saying "I told you so" ever since the Muslim Brotherhood and its more extreme Islamist Salafi cousins together won 65 percent of the seats in parliament last December. Egyptian liberals, who had actually led the rebellion against the Mubarak dictatorship, by contrast won only 15 percent.
As far as Tadros and his ideological bedfellows are concerned, this offers proof positive that elections and democracy won't lead to an enlightened liberalism that protects the rights of women and minorities (after all, 80 percent of Egyptians allegedly support capital punishment for apostasy). Rather, they'll simply legitimize a reactionary and retrograde form of sharia-based government that is hostile to Western values.
But if such fears were well-founded, then Islamist hardliners would not only be ahead in Egypt's presidential race, they'd be trumpeting their Islamist credentials from rooftops. The exact opposite, however, is happening. Both the front-runners—Aboul Fotouh, an Islamic liberal, and Amr Moussa, an outright secularist—are bending over backwards to distance themselves from extremist ideologies. The more extreme Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Morsi, is running a distant third or fourth.
Fotouh, whom the Muslim Brotherhood kicked out of its fold last year, is a genuinely interesting guy. He has managed to win the support of folks as diverse as Wael Ghonim, the young, liberal Google executive credited with spearheading the Tahrir Square uprising, and the Salafis, the ultraconservative Muslims—despite declaring that he'd prefer a good Christian to a bad Muslim as president. Like every other candidate, he supports the provision in the Egyptian constitution that recognizes sharia as the ultimate source of law. But his interpretation of sharia, interestingly enough, requires rulers to implement the freely expressed will of the people.
Fotouh's moderate views are diluting the secularist credentials of Moussa, the former secretary-general of the Arab League whose Achilles' heel is that he is a remnant of the despised Mubarak regime. Moussa is trying to distract from his checkered past by drawing attention to Fotouh's previous alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood. In the first presidential debate ever in the Arab world last week, Moussa depicted Fotouh as a stealth candidate who, once elected, would spring his hardline Islamism on Egypt, something Fotouh hotly denied. But the fact that Moussa hopes to win political points by outing Fotouh as an Islamist rather than trying to "out-Islam" him suggests that the Arab Street ain't exactly pining for the Ayatollah.
So why would the Egyptian public that gave Islamists a decisive victory in the parliamentary elections six months ago now be turning to Islamically challenged candidates? And why would the Salafis choose to back Fotouh over Morsi, their spiritual bro? The reason may be that Egyptians—even Salafis—don't blindly apply a religious litmus test to their candidates. If anything, having felt the boot of a dictatorship on their neck for over half a century, they fear an autocratic regime far more than they crave an Islamic one.
Egyptians initially were attracted to the Muslim Brotherhood not because it is a Muslim outfit, but because it is a Muslim outfit that shares their experience of persecution and would therefore be less likely to persecute them. What's more, the Brotherhood has a track record of resisting Egypt's military-backed rulers, and was regarded as the only actor capable of standing up to the military that has been consolidating its chokehold on the government and the economy. (The military controls anywhere between 5 and 45 percent of Egypt's industry, including water-bottling plants!)
However, the Muslim Brotherhood has proven a huge disappointment after its decisive parliamentary victory, displaying a disturbing power-hungry streak. It packed a panel tasked with writing the next constitution with its own followers. It has used its legislative powers not in the national interest, but for naked cronyism. It has lost major street cred by contesting the presidential elections after having pledged not to. Even worse, there are widespread suspicions that rather than standing up to the military, it's cozying up to it. Hence, the prospect of the Brotherhood controlling both the executive and legislative branches is terrifying ordinary Egyptians.
All of this suggests that Egyptians are engaged in a complicated and delicate balancing act, using the Islamists to check the military and vice versa. They are intuitively acting on Lord Acton's maxim that "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely," and are using the upcoming elections to divide power among the country's major—though problematic—political players.
Whether they'll ultimately succeed, Allah only knows. But if they fail and pave the way for something odious like a theocracy or a military dictatorship, it'll be despite—not because of—their true desires. Trying to understand their entire struggle from the narrow standpoint of whether they want sharia law both cheapens and oversimplifies the epic events unfolding on the ground.
Shikha Dalmia is a Reason Foundation senior analyst and a columnist for The Daily, where this column originally appeared.
Tagged: article
Shikha Dalmia
Shikha Dalmia is the senior analyst for the Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank promoting free markets. Dalmia is a columnist at Forbes and writes regularly for Reason magazine. She is the co-winner of the first 2009 Bastiat Prize for Online Journalism for her columns in Forbes and Reason.
More by Shikha Dalmia


text:
require 'minitest/autorun'
require 'bbq/rails'
require 'action_controller/railtie'

TestCase = begin
  Minitest::Test
rescue NameError
  MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
end

class DummyApplication < ::Rails::Application
  config.eager_load   = false
  config.secret_token = SecureRandom.hex(30)
end

class DummyController < ActionController::Base
  def index
    render text: 'dummy'
  end
end

DummyApplication.initialize!
DummyApplication.routes.draw { root to: 'dummy#index' }
DummyApplication.routes.default_url_options[:host] = 'example.com'


text:
Miners Memorial
200 N Walnut St
A tribute to those who settled Crawford County. Includes a pavilion and the Miner Memorial, a larger-than-life bronze statute of a miner accompanied by granite monuments inscribed with the names of miners who worked in the Pittsburg-Weir coalfields.
The purpose of Miners' Memorial is to honor the work and lives of the coal miners in the Weir-Pittsburg Coal Field. Construction of the Miners' Memorial has been accomplished with local and regional funding.
The Memorial features a larger-than-life-size bronze statue of an era miner. There are nine black polished monuments flowing in an arc to the right of the statue. The first stone is an interpretive marker on the south side, and accompanied on the north side with the map of the Weir-Pittsburg Coal Field. The remaining eight monuments contain the names of miners who have been submitted by their families and friends. A star beside their name indicates that the miner died as a result of working in the mines.
Across the street from Immigrant Park.
Arts & Entertainment, Frontier Military, Landmarks, Public Art/Murals (Outdoor), Roadside Attractions Downtown Pittsburg
Previous Entry Mined Land Public Fishing & Wildlife Area – West Mineral: MLWA Unit #44 (Big Brutus)
Next Entry Mulberry City Park


text:
This Young Cop Lived A Secret Double Life Until Her Colleagues Figured Out The Truth
Sukriti September 3, 2018
AdventureEntertainmentfashionNewsTravel
We all are two different people when at work and when at home. So, all of us live a dual life somewhere or the other. Especially a cop's life is pretty much different than others for sure. This is one such story of a beautiful as well as responsible cop who was living a dual life who went on to become a sensation in the whole world.
Samantha Sepulveda who is also known as Sammysep is one in a million personality. Her distinctive nature was visible since her childhood. However, no one ever thought she would go on surprising everyone even her own colleagues and friends. People still don't believe this to be a true story but things happen in this world whether we believe it or not. This stunning lady's life is what could be said to be equally adventurous like undercover agents.
An Early Immigration
Born on February 4th, 1984 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Samantha Sepulveda moved to the United States when she was just 5 years old. With the only motive of giving her kids a better and brighter future, her mother managed to migrate them at the right age, exactly before getting started with studies where she makes both of girls' way to school in the New York City.
A Regular New Yorker
Once Samantha started schooling with her elder sister, her field of interest, ie, sports, aspired her to work harder and harder. Samantha's mother started working in the factory for full time to save enough for her daughters' bright future. She was always into sports and outdoor activities. She was no ordinary player rather an extraordinarily talented young girl who showed the potential of being an upcoming athlete in the near future, fate's plan for her was different though.
Scholar Star
With the growing age, her determination to achieve what seemed impossible to many, for her it was quite a vision. She has always been one of those who believes in breaking people's doubts by actions, not words. University life gives almost everyone a clear picture of what they really want to do with their lives. Sammysep as everyone calls her went beyond everyone's expectations and rise above all the criticism that she received.
She was an exceptional player and got a Lacrosse scholarship that opened doors for her to study as a student at the Isenberg School of Business, the University of Massachusetts in 2003. She started taking responsibilities to show her seriousness about fitness and sports. From here she received her business degree but this was a big step for her as she decided not to pursue a career in the corporate world but to do something that is more worthwhile for her.
Lacrosse Hero
She was the New York state's Schloss Award for girls' lacrosse in her name. She was young and she was admired not only for being beautiful but for being such a good sport. Wherever she played she indulged in the game completely. Definitely making her mother, the lady who always wanted her girl to have a secured future feel proud about her.
Petite Woman
Sammysep is neither a tall woman nor too muscular but she was a fitness freak and even though she was 5 foot 2 inches, she was stronger than her weight and size. When she told her decision of becoming a cop to everyone, many people doubted her because it looked like she won't be able to take down criminals with that petite size of hers. However, she succeeded not only in fooling everyone but blowing away their minds.
Sukriti
A firm believer of words, an admirer of creativity. An explorer in the woods, an evolving personality. Lost in thoughts, Found in sincerity. Traveler on the innocent road, that directs with morality! Spreading smiles, redefining humanity, with deeds of goodness and acts of kindness. :)


text:
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)
"San Francisco" is still drawing large attendances to the Metro Theatre. At the Athenæum the screen version of Priestley's play "Laburnum Grove" is continuing its
Mon 28 Sep 1936 - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)
Page 4 - Other Films
Other Films i
Sill criticism' is still firm v. his large at
tendance to the Metro Theatre At the
Atheneum Hi"" screen version of Priestley's
play Laburnum Grove ' is continuing its hue
cessful run The supporting film is an hdRier
Wallace thriller The Crimson Circle " The
Story of Louis Pasteur," In which Paul Muni
plays the great French scientist. is having
a good season in, the Plaza Theatre, year h
A Viennese Love Song" les (ha supporting
film Shirley Temple is still at the Regent In
Captain January," and H. You Could Only
Cook with Herbert Marshall, li on the same
programme Frank Buck's animal Dim, 'Plans
and Claw is showing for the last week at
Du Comedy Theatre, the supporting feature
being a cowboy film, "The Last Outlaw."
ART THEATRE PLAYERS. The Art Theatre
Players organised by Mr J Beresford Fowler
gave a performance of Shakespeare's Richard
the Second in the Queen's Hall on Friday
night. Mr Fowler who produced the play,
took the part of Richard II Mr William
Clarkson played the noble part of John of
Gaunt. "Time-honoured Lancaster" Mr Will-
iam Allen played the vacillating Duke of York
Mr Wilfred Blundell was Henry Bolingbroke
The cast included Messrs L. J. Young, Victor
Parke and Misses Clarice Graham and Mabel
Berry. The company will give John Gals-
worthy's "Escape" on October 17, including
for the first time in Melbourne the episode
the Fox Hunter" published by Mrs Gals-
worthy since her husband's death.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page575899
Other Films (1936, September 28). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11919646
"Other Films" The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 28 September 1936: 4. Web. 31 Jan 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11919646>.
1936 'Other Films', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 28 September, p. 4. , viewed 31 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11919646
{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11919646 |title=Other Films |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=28,114 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=28 September 1936 |accessdate=31 January 2023 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Funding for digitisation contributed by State Library Victoria
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 28 Sep 1936, Page 4 - Other Films


What can we do to begin to combat the messages we get from the media including magazines and television?
One of the ways we can protect our self-esteem and body image from the often narrow definitions of beauty and acceptability is to become a critical viewer of the messages we are bombarded with each day. Media messages about body shape affect the way we feel about our bodies and ourselves only if we let them! When we recognize and analyze the media messages that influence us, we remember that the definitions of beauty and success do not have to define our self-image or potential. We must use our creative minds to view all media with a discriminating eye. Advertisements are created to do one thing: convince you to buy or support a specific product or service. As individuals we decide how we want to experience media messages. We can choose whether we want to think or believe the message. We can use a filter that protects our self-esteem and body image.
When you see an ad or hear a message that makes you feel bad about yourself, your body, or others by promoting only thin, formulaic body ideals, talk back to the TV and advertiser by writing a letter.
Make a list of companies who consistently send negative body image messages and make a conscious effort to avoid buying their products.
Write them a letter explaining why you are using your buying power to protest their messages.
Get your friends and/or students at your school or work to join you. There is power in a grass-roots movement.
You can tear out the ads you find offensive and send them to the advertiser with the message: I do not want them.
Consumers have much more influence with corporations than we realize. Corporations are so competitive with each other in today's world as they fight to get our attention. They have to be flexible and responsive so just a few people raising their voices can make a huge difference. We can look upon this as seed planting. Our seeds will sprout and grow. it might take some time but we can make a beginning in changing our culture!
Why Do Beauty Contests Still Exist?


text:
Dairy Farmer Learns from Guitar-maker Alum Nick Pourfard
MODESTO BEE -- Brian Fiscalini traded the wide-open spaces of his dairy farm near Modesto for a neighborhood packed onto a San Francisco hillside. He took part in an exchange to learn about sustainable practices from his host, who turns old skateboards into electric guitars. The city businessman, Nick Pourfard, ventured east to see how Fiscalini puts manure and other waste to new uses. Pourfard's company, Prisma Guitars, is a one-man operation in the basement of his 17th Avenue home. It's in the city's Sunset District, built on sand dunes early in the 20th century and often cloaked in fog. There's not a cow or alfalfa field in sight among houses that stand shoulder to shoulder. Pourfard said he started working with wood about five years ago as he recovered from an ankle injury he suffered while skateboarding. He has just graduated from San Francisco State University, where he studied Industrial Design and Marketing.


Sometimes a manufacturer will pick a particular area of emphasis and focus strictly upon that at the expense of all else in the aesthetics, but we think that the Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 Memory kits really look as good on our table as they do in the system. The all black heat spreader has a cool menacing vibe that would make it perfect for a stealth build, assuming you turned the LEDs off, but they also allow the LEDs to be the focal point if you use the Vengeance for its light-bringing properties. It's all good.
Perhaps best of all is the performance though. As you could see from the selection on the previous page there is a version that suits everyone from the affordable to the most performance hungry user. Taking photos of LED lighting is always difficult, which is why we have so many seemingly similar photographs. It's worth mentioning that perhaps the extreme edges of the kit in the photographs best replicates how deeply saturated and rich the red is on the Vengeance LED Memory Kit. It's one of the best blood red colors we've seen.
We were sent the Red and White LED kits as you can see from the above, but there is a Blue version available and so here are a couple of photos of those from the Corsair website, to show that the Blue is as rich as the Red.


text:
BS-E - Fundamentals of Practical Building Automation Systems
This book will teach you the essentials in installing, commissioning and troubleshooting individual components and systems.
A Building Automation System (BAS) is a computerised intelligent network of electronic devices that is used to control and monitor the mechanical, lighting and security systems in a building. It is sometimes referred to as an intelligent building system. It is most often used for control of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. A BAS can result in a dramatic reduction in building energy and maintenance costs. Building automation systems can also monitor other parameters such as temperature, air pollution levels, fire alarm status and building integrity.
Fundamentals of Practical Building Automation System - An Introduction
1 Introduction to a Building Automation System
This chapter begins with a detailed overview of the fundamentals of Building Automation System (BAS). The concepts related to direct digital control and its predecessor controls are clearly explained. A significant part of the discussion is devoted to discussing the topology and building blocks of BAS systems. The underlying principles of the various industrial networks are dealt with, in sufficient detail.
Appreciate the importance of Building Automation Systems (BAS).
Evaluate the principles of DDC and other controls.
Get a clear idea of the overall topology.
Obtain a good understanding of the key building blocks.
Get an overall perspective of industrial networks.
1.1 What is Building Automation?
Building Automation System (BAS) is a data acquisition and control system. BAS is also known as energy management system. It is an automated, computer-controlled method of controlling and managing the energy use in a building. It helps reduce and optimize energy expenses while also ensuring a comfortable environment.
BAS incorporates various functionalities provided by the control system of a building. Modern BAS systems comprise of a computerized, intelligent network of electronic devices that are designed to monitor and control the lighting, internal climate and other systems in a building. This results in optimized energy usage, safety, security, information, communication and entertainment facilities.
The primary components of the BAS system include sensors, controllers, actuators and software. These components work together to reduce energy consumption while maintaining comfortable conditions in a building facility. By implementing the basic control strategies correctly, Building Automation Systems can perform basic and effective functions to use energy more efficiently. The graphic below is an illustration of how systems are linked together in a BAS. It can be seen how the systems are connected through a network of sensors, controllers, actuators, and software. The system interface is through a central BAS workstation, which can be connected to other BAS workstations via the internet.
Linking of systems in BAS
BAS maintains the internal climate of building within a specified range. This is achieved by
Regulating temperature and humidity.
Regulating lighting based on parameters such as occupancy, ambient light and timing schedule.
Monitoring system performance and device failures.
Generating useful data/notifications to building operations and maintenance staff.
The main benefits of building automation include:
Lower energy usage.
Optimization of energy usage.
Security and privacy.
Control over energy resources.
Control of operating conditions such as humidity, air volume and temperature.
A typical building will have multiple technology systems that are traditionally designed, installed and operated separately. Although such systems share several common features such as communication network, cabling, equipment rooms and system databases, they are deployed and run separately.
A building design with multiple proprietary designs would resemble the following.
Multiple proprietary designs
An essential feature of smart buildings is to integrate these systems from a physical and logical perspective, resulting in enhanced functionality and lower costs. Smart buildings are comprised of advanced and integrated systems for building automation, safety and communication systems. In smart buildings, the various systems are integrated from a physical and logical perspective. This results in more functionality and lower costs. Smart buildings leverage IT infrastructure benefits by taking advantage of existing and emerging mainstream technology. The convergence of systems in a smart building is illustrated in the following diagram.
Convergence of systems in a smart building
Smart buildings result in enormous savings, both in terms of initial costs as well as overall operational costs. Integration of the various systems provides more functionality and allows the information from one technology system to affect the actions of the others. The systems communicate and share data, provide more functionality and permit information from one system to influence the actions of other systems.
Considering an example; on activation of a smoke alarm, the access control system changes to emergency mode, adjustments are made to the HVAC system and the video surveillance camera begins monitoring the affected area. Smart buildings also leverage IT infrastructure benefits by taking advantage of existing and emerging technology.
The following graphics show installations where building automation technology has been successfully deployed.
Building automation in a commercial building
Building automation in an apartment building.
Economics of a Smart Building
Buildings have long life cycles that typically range between 25-40 years. Building life cycle costs include the initial cost of the facility comprising concept, design, financing and construction as well as the long term operational costs.
Life cycle building costs
Smart buildings can help significantly reduce these costs as seen by the lower capital (CAPEX) and operational (OPEX) expenses.
Added value of smart building systems
Considerable construction cost savings are obtained in smart buildings by adopting efficient methods related to cabling, labor, project management and equipment. Smart buildings also eliminate significant overheads that result from having separate contractors and workforce that must be managed, controlled and coordinated. The number of contractors/workforce in a smart building are considerably reduced leading to lower labor, management and engineering costs. The savings in terms of long-term operational costs are related to the following factors:
Standardized infrastructure permits easier changes during the operational life of the facility for automation system devices, lighting and communication systems, networking systems etc.
Energy savings that result from increased building efficiency.
Effective interaction between various systems during emergency situations.
Reduced training costs through the implementation of standardized management tools.
Improved information management and overall staff productivity.
Ability to procure systems with open protocols and generic cabling requirements.
Standardized databases that enable easy integration with additional systems of the likes of Human Resources and Procurement management.
1.2 Why Building Automation is needed?
Building Automation is needed because of the following reasons:
Easy and centralized management of operations.
Simplicity, future expandability and interoperability.
Lower costs.
Reduced scope for human error.
High-quality building maintenance.
Responsive building management.
Ability to meet tenant needs.
Effective noise control, comfortable temperatures, good indoor air quality and controlled humidity levels.
Ability to create schedules of operation for the equipment, lighting systems, etc. so that energy savings can be earned when the facility or offices are not occupied.
Reduced energy costs through scheduling, lockouts and resets.
Lower operating costs.
Creation of more productive and flexible workplaces using scalable tools that enable improved collaboration, mobility, and remote connectivity.
Enhanced health, safety and security for occupants.
Simple and user-friendly Human Machine Interface (HMI).
Ability to provide remote monitoring and alerting capabilities that can warn operators of a failure or abnormal condition in a building.
Access to a central digital entertainment library.
Connectivity to the Internet to meet information, e-services and communication needs of the residents.
1.3 Direct Digital Control (DDC)
In a basic control loop; a sensor, controller and controlled device interact to control a medium. Here, the controller is a distinct piece of hardware. In a Direct Digital Control (DDC) system, controller function takes place in software. DDC refers to the application of microprocessor technology to building environmental controls. Heating and cooling functions can be controlled using software that takes into consideration a wide range of variables. This leads to greater efficiency.
DDC control loop
The definition for DDC as per ASHRAE Guideline 13-2000 is as follows:
"A DDC system is composed of both hardware and software combined to produce a seamless architecture that provides complete integration of a building's HVAC systems and may include control over or monitoring of lighting, security and fire systems in the building. The DDC can continuously and automatically monitor and- through control of the HVAC mechanical and refrigeration systems-maintain desired ambient temperature, static pressure, relative humidity, indoor air quality, and energy management".
A general DDC system block diagram is shown.
DDC block diagram
DDC uses control or monitoring points, each connected to a computer (or interconnected computers) which reads the value of each input and transmits commands to each output. The control strategies are implemented by computer programs that can be changed by the operator at will. Each strategy has the value of every system input available to it, instead of a very limited local set. Thus, the entire building operates as one integrated system rather than as independent small systems.
A DDC application can be readily identified by the graphical user interface.
The DDC controller is essentially an Input/output device. While it gets inputs from sensors and equipment such as temperature and water levels, the outputs are sent to equipment such as HVAC and pumps. A logical bridging of the systems with the programming results in an automated sequence of operations for controlling the building system.
Example: Based on the reservoir level, the DDC controller may switch on the auxiliary pumps to top up the reservoir or, as in the case of a fire in the ventilation system, shut the system blowers down to prevent smoke from blowing throughout the building.
1.4 Predecessors to DDC Control
Early controls were pneumatic or air-based systems and were generally restricted to controlling various aspects of the HVAC system. Common pneumatic devices included controllers, sensors, actuators, valves, positioners, and regulators. Due to the large base of installation of these systems through the 1960s and 1970s, pneumatic control systems can still be found to exist in a significant number of buildings.
Pneumatic controllers used compressed air to operate the dampers and valve actuators, in order to control space conditions such as temperature, humidity and fresh-air circulation. One building would have several such systems which were controlled independently. For example, an air-handling system comprising two fans, three dampers and three valves would be controlled by local pneumatic controllers which operated as independent units, as shown in the figure.
Pneumatic controllers
Each controller had to maintain a constant set point, (for example, supply air temperature) by monitoring and controlling a limited number of variables connected to it by means of compressed air lines, whose pressures represented the values of the variables. The control was adjusted manually and as calibration of the pneumatic components was rarely carried out, these systems often did not control the building efficiently. Because the pneumatic controllers were purely electromechanical devices, their sophistication and accuracy of control were extremely limited.
A later variant of pneumatic control came with the addition of a computer system. This system monitored some additional points such as space temperatures and either calculated new set points for each pneumatic controller or allowed an operator at a computer terminal to transmit manual set-points to the pneumatic controllers. Although this arrangement provided more information about building conditions and performance, overall effective building control was still compromised by the local pneumatic controllers. Each controlled point was still operated by a pneumatic controller with limited capabilities and virtually no flexibility. These limitations became more important as ways to manage energy became more sophisticated.
Analog electronic control devices became popular throughout the 1980s. They provided faster response and higher precision than pneumatics. However, it was not until digital control arrived that a true automation system was possible. But since there were no established standards for this digital communication, various manufacturers created their own proprietary communication protocols. The automation system was therefore not interoperable or capable of mixing products from various manufacturers. It was towards establishing a standard open communication system that ASHRAE developed the BACnet communication protocol that eventually became the industry open standard.
1.5 System Topology
Most building automation networks consist of a primary and secondary level. The function of the primary level is to mainly gather data from the secondary level devices and send out commands for managing the controls inside the building. Several kinds of buses can be used to set up the entire network, including serial (RS-232/485), optical fiber, Ethernet, or even a wireless interface. In view of the modern day demands of video streams in surveillance systems for strong bandwidth, gigabit Ethernet switches and wireless LAN devices are more ideal for Building Automation Systems than serial devices.
Building automation systems rely on standardized network protocols, the most commonly used of which are:
BAC-net
Internet based–wired and wireless
Most building automation networks consist of a primary and secondary bus, as shown in the graphic below. These connect high-level controllers with lower-level controllers, input/output devices and a user interface (also known as a human interface device). The high level controllers used in BAS are generally specialized controllers, but may be generic Programmable Logic Controllers or PLCs. The primary and secondary bus can either be a wired or a wireless network.
Building automation network
Most controllers are proprietary in nature, in that companies have their own controllers for specific applications. While some controllers like Packaged Root Top Units are designed with limited controls, others are designed to be flexible. Sensor inputs are used to read variable measurements, examples being temperature, humidity and pressure sensors. A digital input indicates if a device is turned on or not. Analog outputs control specific actuators that effect changes on the air temperature of a building and on its energy management system (EMS). Digital outputs are used to open and close relays and switches.
1.6 Key Building Blocks
The components of a BAS system essentially create an independent network in which communication can be conducted through wired or wireless signals. The most common smart building components are devices and controllers. Devices may be typical electrical or electronic components such as lights, appliances, fans, locks, etc. that can be controlled remotely. They're designed to specifically receive signals and react to them accordingly by turning on, dimming, opening, or performing some other useful function. On the other hand controllers are used to control these devices in that they send signals to these devices to trigger various functions. Controllers come in many forms such as switches, keypads, touchscreens, remotes etc.
Interfaces create a bridge between the smart building network and other household systems like security systems, water systems etc. A smart building system helps customize the lifestyle and habits of its inhabitants. It consists of typical hardware/software that monitors environmental, electrical, and other inputs and activities and consequently controls the various building devices and systems based on these inputs. Automation systems can range from custom-installed and configured servers to freely-available software. Smart building systems help provide a high level of control, through a diverse set of interfaces.
In a standard building automation model, the system functionality is divided into three levels that are ordered hierarchically. While environmental data are measured and parameters of the environment physically controlled at the field level, automatic control is performed at the automation level and global configuration and management tasks are realized at the management level.
Hierarchic levels in building automation
Over the years, BAS implementation involved mapping the levels of the functional model to separate networks, with the sensors and actuators being interconnected via field networks. Controllers like DDCs responsible for dedicated process-oriented and time-dependent sequential control, were combined via automation networks. Finally, servers and workstations hosting applications for trend logging and visualization were linked by a management network. This model also entails providing vertical access for data exchange from the lowest to the highest level.
This standard three level functional hierarchy model can be implemented as a flatter, two-level architecture to enable the so called intelligent field devices to incorporate more functionality than ordinary ones and to also make information technology (IT) and its infrastructure became accepted not only at the management, but also at the automation level. A two-layered hierarchical approach for Building Automation Systems is shown.
Two-level hierarchy in building automation
This architecture comprises a control network level and a common backbone which together form the building automation network (BAN). The control network is home to field devices and has typical bandwidths in the order of a few KBits/s. But, this control network cannot fulfill the requirements of management devices because of the need for higher data rates and therefore control networks are interconnected via a high-bandwidth (MBits/s) backbone network. At the intersection point between the networks, interconnection devices are used.
1.7 Industrial Networks
Modern building facilities use sensors and control devices that are linked to a central control system. These sensors and control devices are installed throughout the facility. In the past, each individual system would have its own set of cables that would allow it to communicate with the central control system. Although this arrangement still exists in many facilities, newer buildings are implementing converged networks that act as a single communications backbone for multiple systems.
Internet Protocol (IP)-based network systems are becoming an increasingly common option as a communications backbone for building facilities. Many buildings are now starting to deploy multiple Intelligent Building systems as well as administrative Local Area Networks on a single IP-based network. Most manufacturers of BAS and related sensors and controls are currently designing their products to operate on an IP network. Such networks have major benefits associated with them such as cost efficiency, greater flexibility, higher data capacity and multiple vendor options.
Intelligent Buildings communicate with their devices by sending signals in communication protocols through data networks. To put it in simple words, the protocol may be considered as the language spoken by the system, while the network is the phone line that carries the conversation. Building systems communicate by sending signals through networks to and from sensors, actuators, and control software. The information sent is in the form of packets. Each packet contains information written in a protocol, a language that both the sender and receiver understand. Two of the most popular open source protocols are BACnet and LonWorks and these networks will be discussed in detail, in the chapters to follow.


text:
Home Developments Warehouse & Logisitcs
Logistics Development to Bring Jobs to Leeds
in Warehouse & Logisitcs
A planning application has been submitted by PLP for around 900,000 sq ft of urban logistics space at PLP Gateway 45, Leeds, with a completed project value of more than £150 million. If approved, PLP intends to deliver four distribution units on the 43 acre site with sizes ranging from 60,000 sq ft to 400,000 sq ft on a speculative and pre-let basis.
Speculative construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2020.
A spokesman said: "The company believes that PLP Gateway 45 is a key strategic site. It will be the only consented urban logistics development that is able to satisfy large scale occupiers of more than 300,000 sq ft within the Leeds City Region.
"It provides immediate and unrivalled access to both the M1 motorway via Junction 45 and the wider national motorway network. There is a strong labour pool with 2.5 million people living within the West Yorkshire metropolitan area. There is also a rapidly improving local infrastructure and housing supply. The site also benefits from Central Government Enterprise Zone status, offering further incentives to occupiers."
A highlight of this project is the site's proximity to Leeds city centre via the recently upgraded A63 Pontefract Lane and the wider Leeds and West Yorkshire conurbations.
"PLP Gateway 45 is a prime example of the company's ambitions to create nationally significant edge of conurbation logistics parks with immediate access to improving infrastructure," said Hugh Chesterton, development director at PLP.
"PLP looks forward to working with the Leeds planning department to deliver the last stage in a significant civic and urban effort to enhance and improve the urban economic fabric of one of the UK's most vibrant local economies."
Established in 2015, PLP is a specialist UK logistics and industrial property business. It develops, manages and owns prime-grade UK logistics real estate with in-house management expertise including acquisitions and sourcing, development, leasing and asset management.
Oak Furniture Land Extension in Swindon
Margin Erosion Is Focusing on the Warehouse
Local MP backs new development that will create 100 jobs
Trebor Developments Acquires Logistics Site


has anyone else noticed a significant reduction in the number of npc spawns in their areas?
2 npcs in my range over 240 systems checked! This number would normally be 20 - 30 targets.
I agree. I've not seen a target in my range for a couple of weeks now.
Jason said he will ask the developers to look in to it.
This is ridiculous. Nothing is spawning, I've checked my usual NPC hunting area several times over the past 6 hours. Nothing new at all, when usually there will new NPCs of some type, be it big, medium, or small; spawning.
There are no developers. Just whoever is tweaking the server. The servers are starting to have little glitches here and there. I'm not going to waste my time with a trouble ticket. They'll just tell me the problem is on my end.