Developers in Dubai will be happy with their 2017 results, with over 70% of all transactions in Dubai in 2017 being in the off-plan space, their efforts have been well rewarded.
In a year where over 69,000 real estate transactions were recorded, with a total value exceeding Dh285 billion, real estate transactions in 2017 eclipsed the 41,776 deals achieved in 2016 which represented a total value of Dh259 billion.
Winning the hearts and minds of real estate investors has never been easy. In recent years, certainly post 2008, buying off-plan would have been viewed with more circumspection as the prospect of buying finished property that would able to yield cash flow in the form of rental income virtually immediately would have been considered a less risky prospect than relying on developer platitudes regarding construction timelines.
In addition, attracting the buyers in the affordable segment has always been challenging as the purchaser tends to be more pragmatic, governed more by fiscal realities than emotion or ego. Developers needed to broaden and deepen their customer understandings and develop greater empathy for a segment that had really been neglected in the past.
So, the foray by developers into the affordable segment was accompanied by an increasingly attractive array of successfully marketed financing offers which were designed to garner an increasing proportion of available investor capital into the off-plan property space. After all, new customers have different needs requiring new strategies and tactics.
While these new tactics may have been treated with suspicion in the past, the industry has matured from the heady days of flipping, speculation, false promises and minimal accountability with the regulatory changes imposed on developers to ensure the rights of investors are protected making offerings in the off-plan space appear less risky in nature.
So, faced with a market nervous about global and regional geo-political and economic events, the imposition of a VAT, the distraction of alternative "new world" investments such as cryptocurrencies, along with burgeoning oversupply in the highly competitive and lower margin per unit affordable segment, developers, requiring greater sales volumes to achieve financial viability, needed to get financially creative to make their affordable offerings even more affordable and accessible for end users and financially more attractive for investors.
Inevitably, the amount of capital shifting from the traditional secondary market to the off-plan market created in a capital allocation imbalance, resulting in declining demand for finished properties. Interestingly, capital allocation was really the issue, as supply was quite healthy in 2017, with mortgages financing over 50% of transactions. It wasn't that long ago that mortgages made up less than 30% of total transactions, extremely low by global standards.
So, as we enter 2018, we are faced with a familiar situation. The market is, once again, is moving further away from the equilibrium that we are all seeking.
The focus of developers to satisfy the requirements of an emerging affordable segment has been overdone, putting pressure on prices, yields and growth in across the industry.
To suggest a reversal or redirection of capital to the more expansive segments is likely in the short term is mere wishful thinking. The only way to address the issues facing todays market is to ensure that the long awaited and much speculated upon Expo inspired surge in demand transpires or to find other ways to expand the capital pool.
One initiative to do just that is in its final stages of planning. Looking to attract an even greater number of overseas investors, a series of roadshows will be held targeting key overseas markets such as India, China, Russia and the USA with the sole purpose of making investors in these countries to understand the benefits of investing in Dubai.
The schedule for the events is close to completion with events in Amman and Kuwait scheduled for late March to be followed by Cairo in April, Beijing in May, and Moscow in July before visiting London in September, Chicago and Dallas in October and wrapping up the tour in Mumbai does in December.
The importance of initiatives such as these cannot be overstated and The Dubai Land Department, realising the importance of increasing industry demand is pushing hard with this initiative.
Despite UAE investors leading the 2017 nationality rankings of investors in Dubai real estate, Indian investors continue hold second place and remain extremely important to the industry. Saudis came in third place followed by the British, who have dropped down the rankings in recent years due to uncertainty around Brexit and a decline in value of the British Pound. The Chinese are emerging rapidly as active investors in Dubai and still hold the greatest potential for foreign investment.
Foreign investors, almost 23,000 in number made approximately 30,000 transactions worth Dh56 billion in 2017. The local market's reliance on foreign investment continues and, outside the Gulf region, there are huge opportunities to increase the awareness of what benefits the Dubai market continues to offer, not least of which, is the potential yields of 7-11 percent which are unheard of in much of the developed world.
So, the race continues … to win the hearts and minds of the global investment community.
With the advent of globalization and the exponential rise of cross border capital flows, the number of factors that affect local economies and the industries that operate within those economies has increased dramatically in both number and complexity. Here are some that we will be considering as we advise our clients in 2017.
Oil. Despite the amount of diversification that has occurred in the Dubai economy and the small proportion of Dubai's GDP that oil represents, the price of oil still affects liquidity levels, oil dependent economy's performance and overall investor confidence. There is no doubt that that maintaining oil at or above the $50 / barrel for the duration of 2017 will assist in creating market stability.
Currency rates. With anywhere between 40% and 50% of investment in Dubai property coming from investors who usually deal in currencies that are not pegged to the US dollar, any strengthening of the US dollar makes it more difficult to invest in Dubai for those investors. A recent example is the devaluation of the Russian ruble which resulted in Russian investment declining significantly in Dubai's property market. The USD is likely to strengthen in 2017 as we see the US Federal Reserve continue to raise interest rates and the effect of Trumpenomics and "America First" protectionist policies begin to take effect.
Political instability. Almost omnipresent for well over a decade, the level of political instability in the world today seems unprecedented. From Middle East conflicts, Chinese actions in the South China sea, North Korean nuclear ambitions, Brexit and even significant dissatisfaction with the US election result and subsequent presidential performance, the world is a very unsettled place which leads to investor nervousness. There are no signs that political instability is going to ease any time soon.
Demand and supply. As always, economic fundamental will always play a role in any industry performance. 2017 will see a continuation of balancing of the demand / supply situation in the market as the recent pivot towards affordable properties makes up a greater proportion of deliveries and the demand generated by the rapidly approaching 2020 Global Expo accelerates.
Legal framework. The legal framework that has been developed for the property industry in Dubai has is both comprehensive and effective in protecting the rights of tenants and investors and holding developers to account. Developments will continue in 2017 further increasing the already high levels of confidence among investors with regards to their legal protection and risk minimization.
Mortgage market/ regulations. Historically, mortgages have represented no more than 30%-35% of property sales in the emirate. This ratio has now climbed to well over 45% during 2016 and, in some months, levels of 60+% were achieved. This is great news for several reasons.
Confidence levels/ buyer's sentiment. Confidence levels of investors globally have been shaken by the global events of the past few years. The levels of uncertainty surrounding economic policies, geo-political turmoil and social discontent in many countries around the world has created an environment of indecision amongst investors. Nevertheless, the property industry has weathered this quite well and showed a maturity and flexibility that wasn't evident earlier in the decade. Sure, prices have declined since 2014, but this has been more because of a much-needed market correction. While global events have had an effect, the market's resilience has been impressive.
Performance of other investment instruments (stock markets, gold, equities, bonds). There is a global competition for a greater share of the capital pie. Capital will always follow the best risk adjusted returns and movements can be swift and of great magnitude. They can be so dramatic that some governments will restrict capital flows. For example, China recently announced new restrictions on capital flows out of the country. Observations from property industry pundits all around the globe suggest the new restrictions are already putting the brakes on what has been the biggest global real estate accumulation by any nationality in modern times. While Chinese demand will continue to benefit many markets those who had not previously established off-shore assets will find it significantly more difficult to invest beyond Chinese borders until the restrictions are raised.
Infrastructure development / government spending. The ongoing commitment to economic development and the associated infrastructural spending has been well-chronicled. The continuing preparations for the 2020 World Expo will help the local economy achieve around 3.5% GDP growth for the year which is very healthy by global standards.
Taxes and transaction costs (registration and transfer fees, commissions, NOC fees) The costs of transacting in real estate in Dubai compare well globally and no new costs or fees are expected to be introduced in 2017. Somewhat conversely, we expect the slew of offers in the market place designed to increase affordability to continue. Great news for first home buyers and investors.
Annual service charges and overall cost of ownership (utility fees, maintenance, insurance, PM costs) Similarly, the costs of owning and operating property is expected to remain stable and should not affect buyer's decisions other than normal calculations regarding yields, cashflow and asset protection.


The concern is that without retail stores to draw foot traffic downtown, the existing retail stores and restaurants will suffer.
"If all you have is banks and real estate offices in town, you won't have people coming to downtown," Selectman Barbara Manners said this week.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Board of Selectmen asked First Selectman Rudy Marconi to write a letter to the town's Planning and Zoning Commission, asking it to consider establishing a business district regulation similar to one in New Canaan, where offices are prohibited from being on the ground floor downtown.
"Changes are made regularly by planning and zoning regulations because they are beneficial to the town," Manners said.
Selectman Joan Plock said she "would like to encourage retail on the first floors of buildings in downtown."
Suzanne Brennan, owner of Shoe La La, a women's shoe store on Bailey Avenue, said "we want vitality and life in our downtown and retail stores can bring that."
"We need to decide what kind of downtown we want," Brennan said. "A lot of people move here because of our downtown."
Concern over first-floor storefronts on Main Street being filled with insurance offices, banks, and real estate offices was raised in 2004 when Carnall Insurance did not renew the lease of Ridgefield Photos on the corner of Main and Catoonah streets and moved its offices down to the street level space the photo store had occupied.
A cry has gone out again as two storefronts, previously rented by antique dealers, are being leased to real estate firms. The Higgins Group of Westport is putting an office on Main Street, and Keller Williams Real Estate is moving from its second floor offices over Chico's to a vacated spot on street level by that clothing store.
"We're concerned with the aesthetics of Main Street," said Paul Gervais, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker and owner of an art supply store on Route 7 called Building Blocks Art Supplies.
Gervais said he wanted to locate his art supply store on Main Street, but the rents being asked by building owners prohibited that. He said he found reasonable rent outside of downtown and so he opened his store there.
New Canaan town planner Steven Kleppin said Thursday that offices, except for banks, are prohibited from being on the ground floor in downtown New Canaan.
"It's been successful in keeping more shops in downtown," Kleppin said. "If there's a regulation on the books saying you can't locate an office in the downtown retail core, you would have to go to the [Zoning Board of Appeals] for a variance to locate one there. With no hardship, that won't occur."
Katra Showah, owner of Parker East Dry Goods clothing store in Ridgefield, said at one time she considered moving her shop to New Canaan.
"I thought of leaving Ridgefield because I wasn't being supported as a merchant by the town," said Showah, who said she annually donates $5,000 to organizations like the Ridgefield Playhouse and kids soccer teams.
"But then I thought, if I pick up and leave, what does that say for downtown?" she related. "So I stuck it out."
Rebecca Mucchetti, chairman of Ridgefield's Planning and Zoning Commission, said Thursday the commission held a public hearing in 2004 to get input on making changes to the downtown business district that would prohibit offices on first floors, and it got dismal turnout.
"We discussed it again when we were going over changes to our regulations," Mucchetti said. "The sentiment was that we shouldn't regulate to whom and how building owners can rent space."
Mucchetti said questions raised about whether it is the leasing market prices that are driving retail out of first floors should be considered.
She said she is also interested in having feedback from New Canaan on its zoning regulations.
It will probably be in the fall of 2007 when the issue is reviewed by Planning and Zoning, Mucchetti said, as the commission is taking a hiatus through the month of August.
Calls to Urstadt Biddle Properties, the company that owns the Main Street building where The Higgins Group and Keller Williams are moving into, were not returned Thursday.


Criminal proceedings, a defendant who was a former Minister of ecology and natural resources of Ukraine Mykola Zlochevsky closed in August 2017 by the decision of the Specialized anti-corruption Prosecutor's office.
This was announced by chief Minister Nazar Golodnitsky in comments to journalists of the program "Schemes".
"We at ARS decided, and I'm not hiding. Was not obtained by the investigators enough evidence to declare suspicions, and the end of production. Proven facts of the crime," he said.
The criminal proceedings concerned unlawful issuing officials of the Ministry of ecology and natural resources permits in 2010-2012 for subsoil use companies associated with the former Minister of ecology Nikolay Zlochevsky.
Recall that "Economic truth" with reference to own source in the gas market said that the former Minister of ecology and natural resources, the owner of gas group Burisma Holdings Mykola Zlochevsky returned to Ukraine.
27 Nov 2014 the GPU was opened a criminal case against Zlochevsky. His property, namely, two cottages, two plots of land, premises with an area of 922 sq m and the car Rolls-Royse Phantom, was arrested, but at the end of January 2015, the Pechersky court of Kiev cancelled the decision.
Zlochevsky was accused of embezzling the bowels, and after independence he fled Ukraine, he was declared wanted. However MIA was taken off the wanted list ex-the Minister of the environment in 2016.
In January 2017 Zlochevsky around meeting with first Deputy Chairman of the faction of the BPP Igor Kononenko a scandal. However in GPU this meeting is not interested because in 2016, the case against illicit enrichment Zlochevsky was closed. In turn, the defenders of Transparency International Ukraine demanded case against ex-Minister to resume and employees of the Prosecutor General's office to prosecute.


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Mateo Benjamín Delmastro (born 14 April 2000) is an Argentine badminton player. He won his first senior international title at the 2016 Argentina International in the mixed doubles event partnered with Micaela Suárez at the age of 16. He represented his country at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

Living people
2000 births
Sportspeople from Bariloche
Argentine male badminton players
Badminton players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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A Montessori program aims to help each child reach full potential in all areas of life. School activities promote development of social skills, emotional growth, independence, decision-making and physical coordination as well as academic preparation. Each classroom functions on the principle of freedom within limits: once introduced to specific materials, the children are free to choose their own work and to work individually or in small groups. Values embodied in the "ground rules" of each classroom include respect for oneself, for others, and for the environment.
Starting in preschool, teachers help students learn peaceful resolution of minor conflicts and encourage positive attitudes toward self and others.
Each Montessori classroom is a carefully prepared environment designed for the developmental stages of its students. The specially trained guide maintains an atmosphere supportive of exploration and discovery. The beautifully designed Montessori materials are an important part of the learning experience, inviting children to engage and interact. In a Montessori classroom, the children develop a genuine love of learning by discovering concentration, motivation, and self-discipline.
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Tollywood star Naga Shaurya fined by Hyderabad Police; find out why
Published : Aug 14, 2019, 12:26 pm IST
Updated : Aug 14, 2019, 12:26 pm IST
Naga Shaurya is a popular face in the Tollywood industry and has acted in National Award-winning film Chandamama Kathalu.
Naga Shaurya.
Hyderabad: A fine of Rs 500 was imposed on Telugu film actor Naga Shaurya by the traffic police here for using black film on his car glasses.
The actor was in his Ford Endeavour Car when the black film was noticed on the car's windows following which he was stopped and fined. M Ravi, Circle Inspector, Panjagutta Traffic Police Station told ANI, "Today I was performing duties at MJ college in Panjagutta area and an Endeavour car which was coming from Panjagutta direction was stopped after noticing a black film on its glasses."
He continued, "The car was owned by Naga Shourya who was also travelling in the car. Immediately we have fined him Rs 500 and asked him to pay online."
The traffic police themselves removed the black film from the glasses and let the car go, M Ravi said. The actor was quick to pay the fine. Naga Shaurya is a popular face in the Tollywood industry and has acted in National Award-winning film Chandamama Kathalu.
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Anne Grethe Hilding (født Christensen, 21. februar 1924 i København, død 27. januar 2007) var en dansk skuespiller.

Anne Grete Hilding blev uddannet fra De Frederiksbergske Teatres Elevskole og debuterede under elevtiden som Lisbeth i Erasmus Montanus. Gennem fire år var hun tilknyttet Aarhus Teater, men vendte tilbage til hovedstaden og var ansat ved bl.a. Nygade Teatret, Nørrebros Teater, ABC Teatret og Dansk Skolescene, ligesom hun ofte medvirkede i Radioteatret.

Hun var gift med skuespiller Knud Hilding og er begravet på Søllerød Kirkegård.

Hun nåede også at blive anerkendt for sin malerkunst. I 1976 startede hun med at udstille olie- og akvarelmalerier som autodidakt. Hun blev anerkendt og blåstemplet som billedkunstner, da hun to gange udstillede på Charlottenborg Efterårsudstilling og var med i kunstnersammenslutningen Charlottenborg malerne helt frem til sin død.  Hun udstillede mange steder i Danmark og i et utal af kunstforeninger.

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 Op med lille Martha (1946)
 Vesterhavsdrenge (1950)
 Kærlighedsdoktoren (1952)
 Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen (1953)
 Kongeligt besøg (1954)
 Himlen er blå (1954)
 Far laver sovsen (1967)
 Romantik på sengekanten (1973)
 Da Svante forsvandt (1975)
 Sømænd på sengekanten (1976)
 En by i provinsen (tv-serie, 1977-1980)
 Kurt og Valde (1983)
 Ved vejen (1988)

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Q: Convert hexadecimal string to long in the same format I have this code:
string IDNumber = "0x0037D70D";

long x = 0x0037D70D; //Working

long x = long.Parse(IDNumber); //Error Input string was not in a correct format.

Required to send the string above (IDNumber) to long y and should maintain the variable format and value typical as its start with 0x.... same as in the IDNumber string
Kindly help me.
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I have function in DLL file, this function accept one parameter with data type long
If I give this long parameter the value like 0x0037D70D then the function is working correctly and do the required job but if I give the long parameter the value in any other format like 3659533 function is not working
string example1 = "0x0037D70D";
long example2 = 0x0037D70D;

At the end I have the value coming in string format like example1 which I want to convert to be like example2 because if I have the value written like example2 format and saved in long variable then is working
Update:
The problem solved, I use this function to communicate with external hardware device and after many times trying the device hangs, I rest the device and the solution advised by @Kirill Polishchuk working for me.
long l = Convert.ToInt64(IDNumber, 16);

A: You should remove 0x prefix:
long y = long.Parse(IDNumber.Replace("0x", ""), System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber);
long x = 0x0037D70D; //Working
Console.WriteLine(x.ToString("X")); //prints "37D70D", no prefix

A: I would suggest using Convert class:
long l = Convert.ToInt64(IDNumber, 16);

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Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for pumpkin and vermouth risotto with parmesan and mascarpone.
Rice dishes are just about the best things you can cook in one pan. Here, the pumpkin lends a sweetness which is balanced by the aromatics of the vermouth.
Heat half the butter and half the olive oil in a saucepan over high heat. Add pumpkin and stir occasionally until pumpkin begins to caramelise (8-10 minutes), then remove from pan. Add chicken stock to pan, scrape base of pan with a wooden spoon and bring to the boil, then transfer to a jug and keep warm. Wipe saucepan clean.
Add remaining butter and oil to saucepan with shallot and garlic and stir frequently over medium heat until shallot is tender (5-10 minutes). Add rice and stir for 1 minute to coat, then add vermouth and cook until absorbed (2-3 minutes). Add pumpkin with 250ml stock and stir frequently until stock is absorbed (3-5 minutes), then add remaining stock 250ml at a time, stirring until stock is absorbed before adding more. Cook until rice is al dente and pumpkin has broken down and coloured the risotto (20-25 minutes). Stir through mascarpone and parmesan, season to taste, serve immediately with extra parmesan.


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Q: Segmentation fault using array of promises I've written multithreading program, using promises and futures to check whether given number is prime. The correctness or efficiency of this program is not a point, but fact of the segmentation error which occurs in every execution - I had similar problem with more complex program, so I've written this simple one to understand it, and the error is still here. Maybe I don't understand something about concurrency, or promises/futures, but I think that everything is done here in proper way... Can anybody explain why it's not working? It would be very helpful :)
Here's the code:
#include <future>
#include <thread>
#include <iostream>
#include <initializer_list>
#include <vector>
#include <cassert>

namespace {
const int THREADS_NUMBER = 8;

void f(int n, std::vector<int>& divisiors, std::promise<bool>& isPossiblePrime) {
    bool isPrimeCandidate = true;
    for (auto i : divisiors)
        if (n % i == 0) {
            isPrimeCandidate = false;
            break;
        }
    isPossiblePrime.set_value(isPrimeCandidate);
}

}

int main() {
    int n;
    std::cin >> n;
    assert(n > 2);
    std::promise<bool> promises[THREADS_NUMBER];
    std::future<bool> futures[THREADS_NUMBER];
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        futures[i] = promises[i].get_future();
    std::thread threads[THREADS_NUMBER];

    std::vector<int> divisiors[THREADS_NUMBER];
    for (int i = 2; i < n; i++)
        divisiors[i % THREADS_NUMBER].push_back(i);

    for (int i = 0; i < THREADS_NUMBER; i++)
        threads[i] = std::thread{ [&]() { f(n, divisiors[i], promises[i]); }};

    bool isPrime = true;
    for(auto & f : futures) {
        bool out = f.get();
        isPrime = out && isPrime;
    }

    for (auto& t : threads)
        t.join();

    if(isPrime) std::cout << "PRIME" << std::endl;
    else std::cout << "NOT PRIME" << std::endl;

}

I compile with g++ -std=c++11 -Wall -lpthread on Linux.

A: The issue occurs with:
for (int i = 0; i < THREADS_NUMBER; i++)
    threads[i] = std::thread{ [&]() { f(n, divisiors[i], promises[i]); }};

The [&] captures all variables by reference. This includes promises and i.  However, the code inside the lambda is not yet executed.  It doesn't run until the operating system has set up the thread and so on.   By the time the thread begins execution, the main thread's for loop has finished, and the variable i has ended its lifetime.
But then the thread executes promises[i], where both of those are reference-captures. It looks up the references for both promises and i in order to do this. promises is fine, but i refers to a variable that no longer exists.  Probably the segfault is due to i having a garbage value as a result of this lookup and then accessing out of bounds.
Even hoisting int i; out of the loop doesn't fix the problem; then the reference in the lambda does find i, but it has the final value after completing the loop of THREADS_NUMBER, which is out of bounds for the promises array.
To fix the problem, capture i by value:
threads[i] = std::thread{ [&,i]() { f(n, divisiors[i], promises[i]); }};

Then each lambda uses the value of i as it was when the lambda was created.

Note: I think it is OK for a std::thread to have a temporary lambda as constructor parameter, but not sure about that either. The standard does seem to say that the thread constructor copies the functor provided.  But all the cppreference examples I searched had a named lambda created first, and then that name given as the constructor parameter to std::thread.

A: Problem is due to this line: for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) futures[i] = promises[i].get_future(); - if n>THREADS_NUMBER then it try to read/write from/to promises/futures that was not allocated.


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Joseph d'Arimathie ou Estoire dou Graal est un roman en vers de 3500 octosyllabes, écrit par Robert de Boron entre 1190 et 1199. Le texte original, signé par l'auteur, est conservé dans un seul manuscrit conservé à la Bibliothèque nationale de France (cote fr. 20047), qui contient aussi un fragment en 502 vers du Merlin primitif. Une version en prose de Joseph, composée peu de temps après, attribuée de façon incertaine à Robert de Boron, est connue par une quinzaine de manuscrits ou fragments. Ensemble, Joseph d'Arimathie, Merlin et le Perceval en prose  forment une trilogie appelée Le Roman du Graal ou Roman de l'estoire du Grall (aussi nommé Petit Cycle du Graal).

Robert de Boron, s'appuyant sur les apocryphes, narre que le dernier repas du Christ se tient chez son frère Simon. Joseph d'Arimathie conserve le vase de la Cène, dans lequel il recueille un peu du sang de Jésus, avant de le déposer dans son sépulcre. Jeté en prison par les autorités juives et privé de nourriture, il ne doit la vie qu'à la seule contemplation du Graal. Après douze ans, il est libéré par l'empereur Vespasien. Il quitte alors la Palestine, fonde une compagnie d'adeptes et crée une table pour les réunir, en souvenir de celle de la Cène, préfigurant ainsi la Table ronde. Il transmet ensuite le Graal à son gendre Bron, appelé le « riche pêcheur ». Alain, le dernier des douze fils de Bron, reçoit le savoir de son oncle Joseph. Muni de la Sainte Lance et du Saint-Graal, ils emmènent les reliques dans l'île de Bretagne, mais Joseph lui-même n'y va pas. Un des fils d'Alain deviendra un jour le gardien du Graal.

Bibliographie
 Le Roman de l'Estoire dou Graal (Le roman de l'histoire du Graal) (1190-1199), éd. W. A. Nitze, Paris, Classiques Français du Moyen Âge, 1927
 Joseph d'Arimathie : A Critical Edition of the Verse and Prose Versions, éd. Richard O'Gorman, Toronto, 1995
  Le Saint-Graal ou, Le Joseph d'Arimathie; première branche des romans de la Table ronde, éd. Eugène Hucher, Le Mans, Monnoyer, 1875, tome I, p. 415-505

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1995-03-23 Assigned to IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. reassignment IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: SHILLING, LYNNDON J., STAHR, H.M.
This invention relates to a method for delivering drugs sublimable in a vaporization vehicle. The method involves combining a sufficient amount of a vaporization vehicle to sublime the drug and the drug to be delivered, heating the vaporization vehicle to substantially its boiling point and administering the vapor by inhalation to a subject.
This invention relates to a method for delivering drugs soluble in a vaporization vehicle. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for delivering soluble volatilizing drugs to subjects. The present method can be characterized by rapid site respiratory specific delivery of the drug.
In general the prior art relates to means for delivering drugs in the form of very small liquid drops. These means include ultrasonic nebulization, vortex jet nebulization, and vacuum entrainment. In these instances the drugs are delivered as an aerosol. See e.g. Fisinin et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,947,802. Certain prior art documents show a preheater for nebulizing a liquid, but this heating process is not designed to vaporize the drug. See e.g. Weiler et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,695.
Additional prior methods to deliver drugs involve simply adding the drugs to water or feed. Both types of prior drug delivery methods suffer from the same drawback in that high levels of drug residues become incorporated into the animal's tissue and then will be subsequently consumed in the animal meat. As such a need exists in the industry to develop a drug delivery system that is effective without these harmful side effects.
This invention provides a process for delivering drugs to a subject characterized by the steps of: a) combining a sufficient amount of a vaporization vehicle to solubilize the drug and a drug to be delivered; b) heating the vaporization vehicle to substantially its boiling point; and administering the vapor by inhalation to the subject. The drugs to be used in this process include sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfadimethoxine and gentamicin. These drugs volatilize at a temperature between about 180° to 200° C. and are administered for up to 5 minutes to obtain 0.2 ppm in a subject's blood. In the preferred embodiment, the vaporization vehicle is a terpene such as menthol, carvone, methone, or camphor.
The invention also provides a process for delivering drugs soluble to a subject characterized by the steps of: a) combining a sufficient amount of terpene to solubilize a drug and a drug to be administered; b) heating the terpene to substantially its boiling point; and administering the vapor by inhalation to the subject. The drugs to be used in this process include sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfadimethoxine and gentamicin. These drugs volatilize between 180° to 200° C. and are administered for up to 5 minutes to obtain 0.2 ppm in a subject's blood. In the preferred embodiment, the vaporization vehicle is a terpene such as menthol, carvone, methone or camphor.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic drawing of a drug delivery apparatus.
This method provides a means of administering the drug deep into the lungs and into the blood stream almost instantaneously. This method does not create the high levels of sulfa residues in meat like the previously discussed prior art methods.
Now referring to FIG. 1, a schematic drawing of a drug delivery apparatus is shown. To begin, a volatile chamber 1 which can allow for visual observation of the drug and vehicle is used. A thermometer 2 is placed on the inside surface of the volatile chamber 1 where the outside surface is being heated by heater 3. At the top of the volatile chamber, there is one inlet 4 and one exhaust opening 5. These openings have valves 6 and 7 on them. The inlet valve 6 is air tight, where the exhaust valve 7 is obstructive but not air tight. Both of these valves 6 and 7 should open at the same time with a single action opening device. The inlet valve 6 allows low pressure air to flow into the volatile chamber 1 and out the exhaust valve 7 carrying the treated air. The air is pressurized by air pump 10. The exhaust tube 8 enters treatment chamber 9 which restricts the air flow that passes from the volatile chamber 1, by inlet hole 13. Animals are placed into treatment chamber 9 through door 12.
The present invention is directed to a method of delivering volatile drugs for treatment of domestic animals or mammals using the above described instrument. More specifically, the invention is directed to a method of volatilizing drugs at temperatures below their boiling point. This objective is achieved by volatilizing the drug in the presence of a vaporization vehicle as the vehicle sublimes. The vaporization vehicle is a compound which sublimes and causes the drug to volatilize below its boiling point. The vaporization vehicle allows the volatilization of the drug at temperatures below its normal melting point.
This concept was originally tested with equal parts of sulfamethazine and menthol in the vapor chamber. Sulfamethazine has a melting point of 176° to 207° C. It should be noted that boiling points of compounds are usually 150°-200° C. higher than most melting points. Using menthol as a vaporization vehicle, however sulfamethazine will volatilized between 180°-200° C., which is a temperature closer to its melting point. This occurred because the vaporization vehicle (menthol) has a melting point of between 41° to 43° C. and a boiling point of 212° C. so as the compounds mix the vaporization vehicle carries the sulfamethazine into the air as it reaches its boiling point.
Drug treatment levels achieved via volatilization have been found by the present inventors to be higher than oral treatment levels. Moreover, when the drug is administered according to the present method the drug is delivered to blood and specific organs, while with conventional water delivery the drug is found throughout the animal. Specifically, drug levels were attained that were twice the amount previously obtained from the oral intake of the drug in water. The oral intake was systemic, but caused higher drug residues in the meat. The critical factor with this inhalation therapy is limited contact time, since the lungs inhale and exhale. Tests revealed that once the treatment is stopped, twenty five minutes later only half the level of sulfa can be detected.
The results of sulfamethazine inhalation therapy in lung tissue show that if taken orally, (dissolved in water) the results were 0.1 ppm (parts per million). But if taken through inhalation the immediate levels were 0.2 ppm and were reduced to 0.1 ppm twenty five minutes later. The levels that were taken orally were administered for a period of time on the order of days, while inhalation treatments were for a period of time on the order of minutes in length (five minutes).
The present method is capable of volatilizing drugs such as sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfadimethoxine, and gentamicin. All of these drugs volatilize between 180°-200° C. with this method. The amount of vaporization vehicle depends on which drug is delivered. More specifically, if menthol is the vaporization vehicle about 0.5 grams of sulfamethoxazole solubilizes in 0.125 grams of menthol, while 0.5 grams of sulfamethazine solubilize in 0.250 grams of menthol. Certain drugs such as gentamicin can be volatilized with little or no menthol. Generally, the proportions of the drug to the volatilizing vehicle are determined experimentally with equal parts of the volatilizing vehicle such as menthol with about five grams of drugs as the starting point for ascertaining the proportions. Other potential vaporization vehicles include carvone, menthone and camphor.
This method for example may be useful in the treatment of bordetella avium disease in turkeys. The two drugs that have been successful at treating the disease, are capable of being volatilized. These are gentamicin and sulfamethoxazole.
Tests were conducted to study the entry of sulfa drugs into the blood and lungs of test subjects. Referring now to FIG. 1 heater 3 was activated to a predetermined setting. Samples of sulfamethazine and menthol (0.285 grams equal portions of each) were weighed and heated to 180° C. in a distillation flask in the volatile chamber 1. Rats were placed in the treatment chamber 9. The lid to the treatment chamber 9 had an inlet hole 13 connected to a tube 8 from exhaust outlet 5 of the volatile chamber 1.
An air pump was used to circulate air through the volatile chamber 10 to the treatment chamber. The rats' condition, temperature of the flask and vapor flow into the treatment chamber 9 were monitored. After three minutes of inhalation therapy the air flow was shut off and the rats were removed from treatment chamber 9.
Blood and lung tissue were removed for testing. The results are shown in Table 1.
Tests were conducted to study the entry of sulfa drugs into the blood and lungs of test subjects. Referring now to FIG. 1 heater 3 was activated to a predetermined setting. Samples of sulfamethazine and menthol (0.285 grams equal portions of each) were weighed and heated at 180° C. in a distillation flask in the volatile chamber. Rats were placed in the treatment chamber 9. The lid to the treatment chamber 9 had an inlet hole 13 connected to a tube 8 from exhaust outlet 5 of the volatile chamber 1.
An air pump was used to circulate air through the volatile chamber 10 to the treatment chamber. The rats' condition, temperature of the flask and vapor flow into the treatment chamber 9 were monitored. After three minutes of inhalation therapy the air flow was shut off and the rats were removed from treatment chamber 9. Blood and lung tissue were removed for testing. The results are shown in Table 2.
A test was conducted to study the volatility of sulfamethoxazole when suspended as a vapor into the air of the volatile and treatment chamber. Air samples were taken to determine the levels of sulfamethoxazole. Referring now to FIG. 1 heater 3 was activated to the predetermined setting. Samples of sulfamethoxazole and menthol (0.285 grams equal portions of each) were weighed and heated to 180° C. in a distillation flask or volatile chamber. Once the samples started to change chemical state from solid to a liquid air sample #1 was taken directly above the material. Air sample #2 was taken at the same time but higher up in the volatile chamber. The volatile chamber was then subjected to the air flow source. At 30 seconds air sample #3 was taken from the middle of the treatment chamber and again at the 1 minute point air sample #4 was taken from the treatment chamber. At this time the entire treatment chamber was visually filled with the vapor. The results, are shown in Table 3.
Although the invention has been described primarily in connection with special and preferred embodiments, it will be understood that it is capable of modification without departing from the scope of the invention. The following claims are intended to cover all variations, uses or adaptations of the invention, following, in general, the principles thereof and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the field to which the invention pertains, or as are obvious to persons skilled in the field.
c) administering said vapor by inhalation to said subject.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said drugs volatilize between about 180° to 200° C.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said drugs are administered for up to 5 minutes to obtain 0.2 ppm in subject blood.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the vaporization vehicle is a terpene.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein said drugs volatilize between about 180° to 200° C.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein said drugs are administered for up to 5 minutes to obtain 0.2 ppm in a subject's blood.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein the terpene is selected from the group consisting of: menthol, carvone, menthone, and camphor.
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Energia ed equità (o Elogio della bicicletta) è un saggio di Ivan Illich del 1973, tradotto in lingua italiana da Ettore Capriolo.

Come si calcola il benessere di una società? Secondo l'autore ci sono tre indirizzi possibili:
Il benessere come forte consumo energetico pro-capite.
Il benessere come elevata efficienza nella trasformazione dell'energia.
Il benessere come il minor uso possibile di energia meccanica.
Di queste la limitazione ecologia è l'unica che dà una possibilità di futuro per la nostra società, basata sul concetto che l'equità e l'energia non possono crescere parallelamente all'infinito, ma hanno una certa soglia limite.
L'unica potenza non inquinante è quella metabolica, ovvero quella prodotta dal lavoro dell'uomo attraverso il suo naturale metabolismo. Ma scegliere un'economia a contenuto minimo non piace a nessuno. Non piace al povero perché gli preclude le attese fantastiche della industrializzazione, e non piace al ricco perché lo obbliga a riconoscere la sua passività.
La crisi energetica va combattuta attraverso una contro-ricerca in tre fasi: riconoscere la necessità di porre dei limiti; individuare la soglia di crisi; riconoscere le iniquità.
Il trasporto è uno degli strumenti cui occorre porre dei limiti al più presto. I mezzi di trasporto consumano energia per essere prodotti, consumano energia per essere utilizzati, consumo spazio per muoversi e per essere lasciati in sosta. È facile capire che occorre porre dei limiti ai trasporti.
Illich individua la soglia limite di equità con 25 km/h. Al di là di questa soglia aumenta la penuria sia di tempo che di spazio. La velocità limite è quindi quella di una bicicletta che si muove con la potenza metabolica di un uomo.

Il traffico è un prodotto dell'industria. Si compone di due fattori: il transito e il trasporto. Il transito sfrutta la componente metabolica dell'energia, mentre il trasporto quella meccanica. Oggi la società è dipendente dal trasporto, e questo comporta la produzione di iniquità. Infatti il transito pone tutti gli individui sullo stesso piano. Mentre il trasporto pone in una situazione di vantaggio chi ha una maggiore velocità. Appena la velocità supera la soglia limite si crea iniquità.
All'iniquità va aggiunto il mito del guadagno di tempo. Con l'aumento della velocità non si guadagna tempo, ma lo si perde. Perché delle 16 ore passate svegli se ne trascorrono in media il 25% nel trasporto per andare al lavoro (e guadagnare i soldi per un nuovo mezzo di trasporto!).
Il prodotto del trasporto è il passeggero abituale, che è completamente integrato nel sistema dell'industria del trasporto. Non sa più affrontare le distanze da solo, e senza mezzi meccanici si sente perso.
Le conseguenze sono anche da ritrovarsi nel concetti di tempo e denaro. Il tempo, con l'aumentare della velocità è cominciato a scarseggiare.

Questa corsa alla velocità depreda coloro che rimangono indietro e porta all'insoddisfazione coloro che vanno veloci. Anche i mezzi pubblici, seppur più virtuosi di quelli privati, rientrano in questo circolo vizioso. Le nazioni sono tanto avanzate quanto più hanno mezzi pubblici veloci ed estesi per tutto il paese. Il problema risiede nel fatto che esiste un vero e proprio monopolio radicale dei trasporti che soppianta il transito. Il consumo di trasporto è obbligato.
Quale potrebbe essere l'utopia? Quella di un mondo in cui i soli mezzi di trasporto siano le proprie gambe, le biciclette o i mezzi pubblici.
Il trasporto auto-alimentato ha visto una svolta fondamentale con l'invenzione del cuscinetto a sfere. Questa invenzione unita a quella della ruota del Neolitico ha prodotto un efficientissimo mezzo di trasporto: la bicicletta. L'uomo senza l'aiuto di alcuno strumento consuma 0,75 calorie per il transito di un grammo del proprio corpo per 10 minuti. Con la bicicletta ne consuma solo 0,15. La bicicletta ha ampliato di 4 volte il raggio d'azione dell'uomo senza però renderlo schiavo né del denaro né del traffico. La bicicletta infatti sfrutta l'energia metabolica, l'unica socialmente ottimale. Illich afferma che un paese si può definire sotto-attrezzato se non può dotare ogni suo cittadino di una bicicletta, così come si può definire sovra-industrializzato se la sua velocità sociale è maggiore di quella della bicicletta.
Per arrivare alla maturità tecnologica occorrono due strade: quelle della liberazione dalla carenza e dall'opulenza. In entrambe l'uomo deve fuggire dall'idea che il centro del mondo sia proprio lì dove egli sta. Il costruito attorno a te è una pubblicità, un inganno. Un ritorno alla velocità della bicicletta distruggerebbe il nepotismo e i privilegi, perché l'uomo sarebbe padrone delle proprie possibilità. Il punto cruciale risiede nel prendere questa decisione.

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Matthew Hose
Flood-fix plan could cost up to $27 mil in Belvedere
A major Belvedere project that would build taller flood protections on Beach Road and San Rafael Avenue will likely cost between $11.3 million and $27.1 million, according to a new estimate from a contract engineer, depending on which of the dozens of different project-design options the city chooses. The flood-protection work will also likely require the city to put in a new flood barrier on West Shore Road and work with Tiburon to find a way to impede water from coming in over the downtown waterfront in the event of a 100-year storm, according to a report Stetson Engineers presented to the Belvedere Citizens' Flood Zone Committee Sept. 12.
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Recommendation; These hash browns also go really well used as a base for smashed avocado or simply with a drizzle of sriracha sauce !
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Place the Cauliflower Hash Browns onto a lined baking tray and bake for 15-17 minutes.
In a small saucepan over high heat add all the bean ingredients and combine well. Bring to boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set to one side until ready to use.
For the tofu Scramble, in a deep frying pan add the oil and tofu, using a fork break up the tofu into a scramble.
Add all the other ingredients and combine into a vibrant yellow colour, cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the spring onion.
Serve the Cauliflower Hash Browns with the scramble, beans and a sliced avocado for the ultimate plant-based feed.