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- Feature to display track CD-Text in Disc Info tool.
- New method of write speed detection.
- Direct copy mode is enabled by default in Copy Disc tool.
- Optimized buffer and memory handling.
- Fixed possible bug with disc reading during copying to ISO.
- Minor bug with write speed setting.
- Codepage support for ANSI translations.
- New boot image file (DOS 6.22).
- New file sorting method.
- Updated disc reading engine (Copy to ISO, Copy Disc).
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- Improved user interface for standard DPI resolution.
- Updated icons and translations.
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• Fixed bug with setting default options.
• Fixed bug with loading session if more than 9 sessions on disc.
• New "Icons" theme (set as default).
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• Improvements to disc copying tools.
• Resolved problem with burning big compilations (more than 200.000 files).
• Fixed bug with detection of 50GB and 100GB Blu-ray Discs.
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Press Release Details
Entasis Therapeutics Completes Initial Closing of $20M Private Placement with Innoviva
WALTHAM, Mass., May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entasis Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ETTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibacterial products, announced today that it has completed the initial closing of an approximately $7.5 million stock and warrant issuance to a subsidiary of Innoviva Inc. (Nasdaq: INVA) ("Innoviva"), pursuant to a securities purchase agreement signed on May 3, 2021. Upon satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including approval by Entasis stockholders, Innoviva will purchase the balance of the $20 million in Entasis common stock and warrant securities in a second closing that is anticipated later in the second quarter of 2021 (excluding the consideration payable upon exercise of warrants, if any).
Entasis plans to use the proceeds from the offering to support the continued development of its novel pipeline of pathogen-targeted antibacterial product candidates and for general corporate purposes. Entasis' pipeline includes sulbactam-durlobactam (SUL-DUR) for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections, and zoliflodacin for uncomplicated gonorrhea, including infections caused by drug-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Both of these product candidates are currently being evaluated in Phase 3 registrational clinical trials.
Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the securities purchase agreement and related agreements, Innoviva will purchase 10 million shares of Entasis common stock, at a price of $2.00 per share, and warrants to purchase up to 10 million additional shares of Entasis common stock, with an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The stock purchase will occur in two closings. At the initial closing, which occurred on May 3, 2021, Innoviva purchased approximately 3.7 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase approximately 3.7 million shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $7.5 million. At the second closing, upon satisfaction of certain closing conditions including approval by Entasis stockholders, Innoviva will purchase approximately 6.3 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase approximately 6.3 million shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12.5 million.
The transaction was approved by the Board of Directors of Entasis and the shareholders of Entasis will receive a proxy statement seeking their approval of the second closing in the coming weeks.
About Entasis
Entasis is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel antibacterial products to treat serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Entasis' pathogen-targeted design platform has produced a pipeline of product candidates, including sulbactam-durlobactam (targeting Acinetobacter baumannii infections), zoliflodacin (targeting Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections), ETX0282CPDP (targeting Enterobacteriaceae infections) and ETX0462 (targeting Pseudomonas infections). For more information, visit www.entasistx.com.
Entasis Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may," "will," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend" and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Entasis' expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Many factors may cause differences between current expectations and actual results, including unexpected safety or efficacy data observed during non-clinical or clinical studies, clinical site activation rates or clinical trial enrollment rates that are lower than expected and changes in expected or existing competition, changes in the regulatory environment, failure of Entasis' collaborators to support or advance collaborations or product candidates and unexpected litigation or other disputes. Many of these factors are beyond Entasis' control. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the Entasis' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section titled "Risk Factors" contained therein. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and except as required by law, Entasis assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in expectations, even as new information becomes available.
Kyle Dow
Entasis Therapeutics
kyle.dow@entasistx.com
James Salierno
The Ruth Group
jsalierno@theruthgroup.com
Annika Parrish
aparrish@theruthgroup.com

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Greek PM calls on Skopje to give up attempts to twist and re-write history
in Macedonian news / by Admin / on April 12, 2009 at 12:48 am /
Skopje. Greece's Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has sent a harsh message to the governing politicians in Skopje that their own choice will determine the country's way to Euro-Atlantic structures, Greek Naftemporiki daily writes on its Internet site.
Speaking in Pella during his tour there, Karamanlis said there were no roundabout roads to the unanimous decision at NATO summit (when heads of state and government agreed that Skopje has to solve the name dispute with Athens in order to receive an invitation for Alliance membership, Focus News Agency's note).
The Prime Minister called on Skopje to give up the attempts to twist and re-write history.
"The passport to Euro-Atlantic institutions requires a compound name with a geographical attribute, which will be valid for everyone. And the responsibility for the passport lies with Skopje," he highlighted and added:
"It is high time solutions far from nationalism and hatred were found."
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The Drackensteiner Hang is a mountainside in the Swabian Alps at Kirchheim unter Teck in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bundesautobahn 8 between Stuttgart and Ulm divides into separate northbound and southbound routes on either side of the peak. The two halves of the autobahn each traverse one tunnel and a series of two or three viaducts that were designed by Paul Bonatz and built for the Reichsautobahn; the bridges were all destroyed in World War II and had to be rebuilt, and the route in one direction was only completed in the 1950s. A project to reroute the autobahn with new tunnels and bridges has been postponed indefinitely.

Route
The entire segment is  long. The separated sections, which are some  apart at the furthest and over which the autobahn rises or descends , lie between Mühlhausen im Täle and Hohenstadt, where there is an emergency access road. North of Mühlhausen, traffic southbound from Aichelberg, where the first viaduct is located, climbs  up the north-west-facing slope of the Swabian Alps, known as the Albtrauf, crosses the  long Mustobel Viaduct and travels a further  through a mountain valley and the valley of the Winkelbach to the upper reaches of the River Fils, descending approximately  near Gruibingen.

The southbound carriageway is  long, crossing the Fils northeast of Mühlhausen and then climbing to the  long Todsburg Bridge, which skirts the Steinbühl ( above sea level) near the Todsburger Höhle cave. It then continues to climb, crossing the  long Malakoff Bridge and passing through the  long Lämmerbuckel Tunnel before rejoining the other carriageway at Hohenstadt.

The northbound carriageway,  long, passes through the  long Nasenfels Tunnel and skirts the Drackensteiner Hang proper on the  long Drachenloch Bridge (named for the 'dragon's cave', sealed off in the building of the motorway, the story of which is presumed to have given the name to the cliffside and the community of Drackenstein), the  long Himmelsleiter Bridge and the  long Fischerhäusle Bridge before crossing the Fils west of Gosbach.

History

The segment was built during the Third Reich as part of Reichsautobahn 26 between Munich and Stuttgart. Work began in 1936 and continued on the southbound section of divided carriageway until 1942, when it stopped because of World War II. The carriageways were divided because of the steepness of the mountainside: having the entire four lanes skirt the same side of the peak was not technically feasible, and stacking the carriageways one above the other would have been too expensive. The impact of large supports under a four-lane structure on the beauty of the landscape was also a consideration, as it had been in the Aichelberg section, which was built stacked to minimise this. There was a viaduct at the Aichelberg and another over the Franzosenschlucht, at Gruibingen. For the divided sections, Paul Bonatz was the primary bridge designer, in collaboration with Wilhelm Tiedje as engineer.

The northbound carriageway was completed in record time and opened on 30 October 1937 carrying traffic in a single lane in each direction. Small viewing points were provided on the valley side of the road, and the viaducts were used for advertising the beauty of the autobahns, and became well known. Except for the Lämmerbuckel Tunnel, begun in late autumn 1937, work on the southbound route began in 1938, and it was not complete when construction was halted in 1942. The almost finished Lämmerbuckel Tunnel was then closed at both ends with heavy gates and used for production of aircraft engines and other armaments by Heller and Daimler-Benz; heating, lighting and living quarters were provided inside. The land above the tunnel is still owned by Daimler, who have a training centre there.

On 20 April 1945, the retreating Wehrmacht blew up the Franzosenschlucht Viaduct and the Aichelberg Viaduct on the segment of motorway north of the division of routes. Temporary wooden bridges replaced them until 1951. The Drachenloch Bridge had already been blown up on 19 March; the debris remains in the valley and this area and the land around the other two viaducts on the northbound section, the Himmelsleiter Bridge and Fischerhäusle Bridge, are a protected historic landmark. The unfinished central section of the Lämmerbuckel Tunnel was also collapsed with explosives.

The southbound carriageway was finally completed in 1955–57, with work including completion of both viaducts, creation of the road bed and retaining walls (using concrete, rather than the paving stones and masonry that had been used for the northbound section), and installation of bomb shelters in the Lämmerbuckel Tunnel, which when the segment finally opened on 25 May 1957, was the longest motorway tunnel in Europe. To enable repairs to be made to the northbound carriageway, traffic in both directions then used the southbound route until May–June 1960.

Traffic on the Aichelberg segment increased hugely, from a daily average of 31,500 in 1974 to almost 50,000 in 1989, with peak loads of 75,000 a day, and both traffic jams and accidents were common. Lorries, in particular, found the gradient of almost 7% difficult to negotiate. The aging Franzosenschlucht Viaduct was supported with props in places. Between 1985 and 1990, the Aichelberg segment was extensively rebuilt, widened to the now normal three lanes in each direction, and straightened. Two new bridges were built—the Maustobel Bridge replaces a tight 'forest curve', and both the Aichelberg and Franzosenschlucht Viaducts were replaced on different sites—a wildlife crossing was constructed, and a stream was diverted.

In 2005, plans were completed to similarly replace the divided routes around the mountain at the Drackensteiner Hang with a single more direct three-lane route between Mühlhausen and a new Hohenstadt intersection at Widderstall. The route is to include two new tunnels (Himmelsschleife,  long and Drackenstein,  long) and two new bridges over the Fils and Gosbach valleys ( and  long). The plan foresees retention of the southbound route as a rural road, with most of the northbound route being returned to a natural state, as was done after the rerouting of the Aichelberg section. The work, estimated to take five years, was to have been funded by a private investor who would then operate the segment as a toll road, the first in the German autobahn system to be funded and operated privately. However, an economic feasibility study showed this to be impractical. The plan is now indefinitely postponed, although it was listed as a priority for use of construction funds in the 2011–15 period by the German Minister of Transport, Peter Ramsauer.

In 2011, the Lämmerbuckel Tunnel was completely renovated, including replacement of the wall tiles installed in the 1950s by moisture-resistant concrete and improvement of emergency facilities.

Aesthetics
Paul Bonatz's viaducts at the Drackensteiner Hang have been praised as an example of "monumentality and daring in harmonious balance".

References

Further reading
 Martin Hahn. "'Deutschlands schönste Autobahnstrecke'. Der Autobahn-Albaufstieg/-abstieg am Drackensteiner Hang". Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg 42.1 (2013) 41–43 (pdf)

Buildings and structures in Baden-Württemberg
Geography of Baden-Württemberg
Autobahns in Germany
Nazi architecture
Swabian Jura

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I took this picture of the rainbow over Bethlehem while filming the sheep scene for our David DVD. This rainbow hung over the countryside for several hours. It is one of those once-in-a-lifetime shots. Click on the image for bigger picture.
The left end of the rainbow is over the Church of Nativity where Jesus was born. The right end of the rainbow is over Shepherd's Field where the angels appeared to the shepherds.


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With the slowdown in capital spending among telecommunications providers, the message is simple: Only the strong will thrive.
As struggling telecommunications companies cut back on their spending, Wall Street is placing its bets on which network equipment providers will survive these lean times.
The message is simple: Only the strong will thrive.
Telecommunications equipment giant Nortel Networks is set to release end-of-year earnings late Thursday, capping an eventful week for networking financials. Underlying the numbers are technology trends, with companies like Juniper Networks maintaining a stellar earnings record thanks to the niche of the market it competes in. Others such as Extreme Networks and Redback Networks, among others, are showing signs of succumbing to the slowdown in spending that has hit numerous firms.
Spending among telecommunications service providers is expected to grow less this year than in previous years, particularly as emerging carriers struggle to secure the finances they need to pay for their network upgrades.
Juniper's continued good fortune is a result of its strong position in Internet-based routing technology, a high-growth market that shows few signs of slowing, according to analysts.
Martin Pyykkonen, an analyst at C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, said Juniper and networking giant Cisco Systems are better protected from a slowdown in telecom equipment sales because their families of Internet-based routers are in high-demand, as service providers need to speed up their networks to handle the explosion of Net traffic.
Other companies, such as Lucent Technologies and Nortel, have a much wider family of products with much of their revenues still tied to slow-growth voice equipment, Pyykkonen said. Still others, according to analysts, are focused on niche markets that could fall prey to shifts and downturns in spending.
"The Lucent's and Nortel's and so forth are more vulnerable if we get into the deep spending cuts," Pyykkonen said. "All companies are shifting their spending toward IP (Internet Protocol) and away from voice. So, if you're positioned in the growth areas like Juniper is, you're doing well."
Cisco and Juniper are the two primary players in the market for high-end routers that service providers need for their networks. While Cisco still owns 69 percent of the market, Juniper has made huge gains the past two years; its share of the market has grown to 29 percent.
Most buyers of the high-end routing equipment have been emerging service providers, but when the traditional phone companies begin to switch to IP equipment, analysts expect Cisco and Juniper to reap the benefits.
"I think it will be valuable for everyone concerned to get the spectators off the field here," Juniper Chief Executive Scott Kriens said in an interview this week, referring to the companies that are struggling with the downturn in telecommunications investment.
"The companies that can focus and deliver are the ones that will be better off as a result of this climate than if it never happened," Kriens said.
Cisco CEO John Chambers has also claimed that a downturn can only aid his company, since it will make it easier for Cisco to gain market share and cheaper to continue to make acquisitions.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analyst Chris Stix said in a report that Juniper's new lower-end routers have sold well. The "edge" routers connect private businesses to the public Internet.
"The company has transitioned itself from a one-trick pony in the core router space to a global company with product spanning from dedicated access, to edge aggregation to core networking," Stix said in his report. "We believe the best is still ahead for Juniper as it continues to execute in these rapidly growing markets."
Pyykkonen added that Juniper's revenue growth is bigger than its larger counterparts because the young company's revenue numbers are smaller. While Nortel's first-quarter revenue is expected to be between $8.1 billion to $8.3 billion, Juniper this week announced fourth-quarter sales of $295.4 million.
"Juniper is growing like a weed, but you've got this situation of smaller numbers," he said.


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public interface LeapDataPublisher {

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Business Featured Stories
Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates at 5.75%, Gill Marcus Steps Down
By Oliver Ngwenya 19-Sep-2014 05:56 UTC+02:00
The South African Reserve Bank has retained interest at 5.75%. Image: Web Urbanist.
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the central bank of South Africa, announced that it was keeping the interest rates unchanged at a Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.
As predicted by a number of economists interviewed by scores of publications, the Governor of the SARB, sixty-five year old Gill Marcus confirmed that the interest rates would remain unchanged at 5.75%. This, the central bank argued, was because the outlook for economic growth had become worse in the period under review. In addition, they added, inflation had increased drastically until it reached a peak of 6.6% in May. In addition, the bank announced that it was cutting their previous growth forecast for the economy, attributing this anticipated decline, in part, to platinum production, which they said would continue to perform below its potential until the end of the year due to the lingering effects of the five-month wage related strike.
In addition, the strike action had resulted in a recession in the mining sector which had, in the first quarter, almost dragged the economy into a recession. For consumers, the decision to retain the interest rates as they were will provide relief to consumers who were getting worried about debts, expensive loans as well as bleak job prospects. Furthermore, Gill Marcus added that rising consumer prices as well as a continuously weakening rand would also eat away at the consumer's disposable income. She sounded a word of caution, saying that while the bank was in a hiking cycle, it would be very presumptuous and dangerous to the economy as any moves would need to depend heavily on available data.
Gill Marcus took the opportunity to announce that she was stepping down as the leader of the South African Reserve Bank. She announced that she had advised President Zuma about her pending exit, which she said would be at the end of her term in November. The anti-apartheid-activist-turned banker has been at the helm of the bank at the most difficult time in the history of the country. Her tenure was mainly characterized by strikes, low growth and rising inflation. She has however, managed to remain level headed and has been pointedly very critical of both labour and business for the current reduced productivity. She is known to have turned down several pay rises as she emphasizes her commitment to reducing the gap between the haves and the have nots. Her stepping down was such a shocker that the rand plummeted to its all time low of 11.1095 percentage points, a decrease of just over 0.5 percentage points, its lowest since February.


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Review: Dropsy
Posted on July 29, 2017 by Audish	Leave a comment
Clowns get a pretty bad rap most of the time, but what if they're just misunderstood? That's certainly the case with Dropsy, an otherwise creepy clown chock full of child-like wonder. His circus may have burned down but he soldiers on with his clown dad and clown puppy as best he can, dispensing hugs to anyone who'll have them. Starting with humble tasks he soon finds himself embroiled in the machinations of some powerful people in his surreal world. Navigating your way through all this madness takes a lot of item hunting, a lot of experimenting, and a lot of hugs.
The first thing you need to know about Dropsy is that it's an adventure game with no text. Dropsy himself can't speak or read, but he can get the general gist from people. This means there's no dialogue in the game, just lots of illustrated bubbles showing items or emotions. Similarly the notes and signs throughout the world appear to be garbled nonsense, but are actually written in a substitution language you can decipher with enough effort. These elements give the game a more alien feel, appropriate when playing as an unfortunate and misunderstood clown.
More than that, though, the world of Dropsy is one of the more bizarre ones to be found among adventure games. From the familiar forest you start in, you'll travel to a desert junk fort, a biomedical megacorp, a viking enclave, and stranger places still. The people who inhabit these places are just as weird and colorful but tend to have familiar needs, like money or flowers or just a lumpy shoulder to cry on. Dropsy can also communicate with animals and gathers a small menagerie to help him, each with their own puzzle-solving specialty like the doggie's helpful digging. It's a surreal game that only gets moreso as you progress, and part of the challenge is figuring out how everything relates.
In terms of gameplay, the alien feel makes this a more confusing adventure than most. The pictorial language makes the items or actions you need quite clear, but finding those items or performing those actions in a world that doesn't always make sense can be a challenge. As clear as the wordless dialogue is, it makes it harder to remember what you're supposed to be doing. For me at least, text and words stick in my mind a lot longer than icons. Dropsy's world is also wide open from the start, giving you dozens of scenes to wander around when you only need to be focusing on a handful. It reminds me a lot of older LucasArts adventures, which for all of their humor and freedom could make it quite hard to know what you're supposed to do.
On the bright side, toddling around the countryside will reveal plenty of interesting places and things to do. The main plotline in Dropsy is tight and direct but there's a boatload of sidequests to take on if you like. Dropsy has a dedicated hug command and can use it on just about everything remotely sentient, but most require some kind of item or assistance before they'll allow a damp embrace. Your pup has things to pee on, and there are cassettes and other collectibles to find. You can spend a lot of time in Dropsy's world exploring and solving, and it's bound to be charming enough to keep you going.
The graphics are plenty familiar pixel art but taken to adorable new heights with vibrant colors and creative designs. Scenes are a joy to look at and every character has their unique flair. Dropsy himself is such a pleasure to watch in action, bouncing around town, waving his noodley arms, and spasming with joy at the simplest triumphs. The soundtrack is solid as well, featuring some very fitting, atmospheric tracks. It's really a solid adventure game from top to bottom, just one that'll take a little more effort than what you might be accustomed to. But as charming and touching as it can be, I guarantee it's worth the effort.
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The most critical areas for attention regarding hazardous mining noise include the face areas of underground coal mines (43% of workers were shown to experience noise exposures above permissible levels) and coal preparation plants (over 53%; Bauer et al., 2006). Mine surfaces tend to pose less of a direct risk to workers. Noise sources involved in surface mining may include mufflers on large haul trucks or even the presence of noisy power generators. Underground Mining, in contrast, requires big ventilation silencers for fans that may run at 500k CFM, and are therefore screaming-fast with high tip speeds, resulting in exceptionally high noise generation.
Also problematic are cutting machines, electrical locomotives, haulage trucks, loaders, long-wall shearers, chain conveyors, continuous miners, load-dumpers, fans, and pneumatic percussion tools. Pneumatic percussion drilling in particular tends to be a major noise hazard (McBride, 2004). Noise may be generated by the impact from drill bits and mechanical vibration from drill casings, as well as impulse noise from exhaust and ancillary equipment such as fans and blowers for mine ventilation. There seems to be no limit to the array of noise-creating equipment at play in the mining industry.
To complicate matters further, the impact of any one specific piece of equipment may depend on the stage of a mining project's lifecycle (i.e., exploration, mine development, mine operation, decommissioning, and land rehabilitation).
Certain noise-generating equipment may prove more problematic in the beginning stages of a mining project, for example, than during the middle or at the end of the project's lifecycle. As such, the most important noise sources to address may change significantly during the life of a project, which means that hazardous noise must be addressed throughout the lifecycle to ensure the protection of workers (Donoghue, 2004).
Exposure to hazardous noise can result in quickened pulse rates, increased blood pressure, narrowing of blood vessels, nervousness, sleeplessness, and fatigue, not to mention the very serious problem of noise-induced hearing loss (Sensogut, 2007).
Noise-induced hearing loss is "the most common occupational illness in the United States, with 30 million workers exposed to excessive noise levels every day" (NIOSH, Reeves et al., 2009). Though it affects many industrial occupations, hazardous noise exposure in the mining industry is second only to the railroad industry in having the highest prevalence of workers reporting hearing difficulty. Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable but once it has occurred, it is a permanent and irreversible condition.
Some are more vulnerable to this condition than others, which makes prevention complicated. What we do know is that there are a few factors at play in an individual's susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, including the length of the exposure period, the level of the noise, the age of the individual worker, and the state of the worker's physical health.
The 2003 US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) health standard for occupational noise exposure emphasised the importance of implementing and utilising feasible engineering and administrative noise controls to keep noise exposure low (Seiler et al., 2008).
One simple and effective way to prevent noise-included hearing loss in mining workers involves decreasing the period of exposure. Limiting the time an individual must spend in a noisy environment decreases the risk of permanent hearing damage. Whenever possible, such limitations should be put in place to ensure health and safety in the workplace.
However, under some circumstances this is easier said than done. In those cases, the best option is to attenuate the noise level. This can be done at the source of the noise, in the path of the noise, or directly at the receiver of the noise.
There are three basic approaches to protecting the individual worker from hazardous noise exposure. First, we can address the source of the noise directly. This can be implemented at a number of different stages throughout the mining lifecycle.
Noise should be a consideration early on and throughout the mining process, which means that it is imperative to ensure effective, considerate operational and administrative practices in the design and execution of a mining operation (Sensogut, 2007). Any hazardous noise that can be removed or attenuated should be removed or attenuated.
One such approach is in regard to equipment practice. This is two-pronged. The first stage involves the selection and utilization of mining machinery that is as quiet as possible from the get-go. This may involve isolated mountings for hearer bit blocks or quieter gear drives (using modified designs), for example (McBride, 2004). The second stage involves ensuring that the equipment is well-maintained from beginning to end (Sensogut, 2007). Key to this is replacing worn components (especially vibratory equipment) and adhering to good maintenance schedules (McBride, 2004).
These are relatively simple steps that can be taken early on in a project and easily complied with throughout the life of the project, while resulting in significant noise control advantages that can save a company and its workers exponentially in the long run.
Also integral to noise control at the source of the noise is the use of noise mitigation equipment specific to the mining industry.
Depending on the project, this may involve the use of cooler fan silencers, mufflers, or any number of other equipment options designed to limit the escape of noise from a particular piece of equipment.
Sometimes attenuating equipment directly is unfeasible or can limit the efficiency of the equipment's operation. When the noise source itself cannot be directly addressed, it may be possible to interrupt the noise on its path from the source to the receiver. This can be accomplished by using sound barriers (e.g., acoustical walls or buildings) in the workspace to block the noise from reaching the receiver. Barriers and sound-absorbing materials can be used to disrupt the path of noise. It is also possible to shield the individual's primary work environment from the larger work environment, as in the case of enclosed operator cabs.
Some useful ways of disrupting noise paths include the use of engine enclosures, sealing gaps, covers for electric-motor-powered hydraulic pumps, fiberglass blanket barriers, heavy conveyor belt barriers, Plexiglas motor covers, and windshields (Reeves et al., 2009).
Sound barriers are more effective than sound-absorbing materials, but it is imperative that the seals be airtight to ensure no noise escapes.
Finally, noise attenuation can be put in place directly at the receiver. In this case, the individual worker exposed to hazardous noise would be considered the receiver. There is a wide array of personal protective equipment available for shielding workers from hazardous occupational noise, but there are also problems that may arise in doing so. It is therefore necessary to take into consideration the inherent limitations of any particular piece of personal protective equipment and to determine the best fit for a specific person in a specific environment.
Hearing Protective Devices (HPDs) are often misused in mining environments (McBride, 2004). Misuse of protective devices is generally a result of poor compliance with recommended usage, usually due to the discomfort of wearing the device or due to hindered communication resulting from the use of the device.
Both reasons for misusing personal protective equipment are understandable. In many cases the devices can be uncomfortable, so it is important to ensure proper training in how to wear and use such devices effectively. They may also hinder communication between workers as well as between the worker and the environment.
It is imperative that workers be able to communicate with each other to ensure safety, and for the workers to be able to hear alarms and warnings, like conveyor pre-start signals and loader-reversing alarms.
Providing high-quality personal protective equipment in the workplace along with training on appropriate use and the strategic placement of signs warning of noise hazards can aid in compliance and help reduce the impact of high noise levels at the receiver.
When it comes to noise-induced hearing loss in the mining industry, prevention and early detection are key to ensuring the health and safety of workers.
Typically, the best protection results from a comprehensive noise control program that addresses noise at the source, interrupts noise on its path, and shields receivers from the noise.
By addressing all three points of contact throughout the lifecycle of a mining project, it is possible to ensure that hazardous noise is effectively controlled and that noise-induced hearing loss among workers is prevented.
Bauer, E., Babich, D., Vipperman, J. (2006). Equipment noise and worker exposure in the coal mining industry. IC 9492, Information Circular, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2007-105. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory: Pittsburgh, PA.
Hickinbotham, A., Fitz, G. (2009). Shushing the giants: a unique, first-in-Canada noise mitigation project ensures TransAlta's neighbours sleep soundly. CIM Magazine: Innovation, 4:2, 49-50.
Reeves, E., Randolph, R. Yantek, D., Peterson, J. (2009). Noise control in underground metal mining. IC 9518, Information Circular, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-111. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Seiler, J., Pon, M. (2008). Engineering and administrative noise controls for the mining industry. Sound and Vibration, July 2008, 8-9. US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Sensogut, C. (2007). Occupational noise in mines and its control: a case study. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 16:6, 939-942.
US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (2012). Noise control resource guide: underground mining.
US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (2012). Noise control resource guide: surface mining.


Glenn shows us original artifacts from Japan before the bombs were dropped. He talks about how America warned the Japanese people the bombs were coming. Glenn also speaks with Bill Reilly on his new book, "Killing the Rising Sun".


Today we hit another special milestone. 451.
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Chobani Running Contest To Find Next Coffee Cream Flavor
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Chobani, whose headquarters are in Norwich, NY is looking for Central New York's help creating the next coffee cream flavor. They will even award the top three finalists $100,000 in prize money.
Chobani currently offers eight creamer flavors, including caramel, hazelnut, sweet cream, vanilla, cookies and cream, flip edition, S'mores, and peppermint mocha. They are looking to add to this lineup. That's why Chobani is holding this new contest. The grand prize winner will win $75,000, while second place will get $15,000 and third will walk away with $10,000.
Dreaming of your perfect Coffee Creamer flavor? Chobani wants to make it real. For the first time ever through the month of February, we're giving our fans the chance to see the Creamer flavor of their fantasies on store shelves-and you could win a grand prize of $75,000."
Here's how to enter:
1) You'll have to come up with the name of the flavor.
2) List the key ingredients.
3) Write a short essay about what inspired you to create the flavor.
Entries can be submitted online through February 28th. The Chobani team will pick the three finalists, and then people can go online to vote for their favorite. The winning flavor is expected to be on shelves in early 2022.
To submit your flavor idea, please go online here.
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Chobani Coffee is authentically crafted and made with only natural ingredients, no artificial flavors or sweeteners, and no preservatives. The oat milk and creamers in the cold brews are inspired by the company's existing Chobani Oat and Chobani Coffee Creamer platforms. Chobani Coffee provides the caffeine equivalent to a standard cup of coffee, each containing about 85mg of caffeine per serving.
You can purchase the new Chobani cold brew coffees at grocery and retail stores natiowide for $4.49 per or 2/$7. The cold brew coffees are made with Tetra Top packaging, making them widely recyclable across the U.S.
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Farmers north of Cartago continue working despite ongoing activity at the Turrialba Volcano. The area has not been affected by ash or gases as wind carries most of it to the west. (Alberto Font/The Tico Times)
Related: Where is the ash from Turrialba Volcano headed? Track it on OVSICORI website
An agricultural area larger than 228 football fields has been affected by volcanic eruptions in Costa Rica that began on Oct. 29, according to Felipe Arguedas, director of extension services at the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry, or MAG. As farmers wait to see how much of their crop is salvageable, the Turrialba Volcano's relative calm continues.
On Wednesday, Carlos Ramírez, a volcanologist at the University of Costa Rica, told The Tico Times that the volcano was relatively calm but that the crater was still belching a fumarole 500 meters high of steam and ash. Volcanologists have been monitoring eight seismic stations in and around the crater for any signs of increasing activity. Last week, the Turrialba Volcano, located 60 kilometers northeast of the capital, saw its largest eruption in 150 years.
Arguedas said that 70 hectares of farmland have been affected by ash and acid rain within a 6-kilometer radius from the crater. The MAG official told The Tico Times that 40 hectares worth of potatoes already were late into the season and would likely see a successful harvest. The same could not be said for another 30 hectares of delicate leafed plants, such as lettuce, strawberries and carrots planted along and near the nutrient-rich slopes of the volcano.
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Ramírez said falling ash and acid rain had burned the leaves of plants in the area. The volcanologist pointed out that several years of lesser activity at the Turrialba Volcano have made more acidic rain part of the ecosystem, and he said there currently is no reason to worry about long-term consequences for human health.
Recent rains have been helping to wash clean the grass and hay on which 6,000 cattle in the area depend. Arguedas said that 250 heads of cattle have suffered respiratory problems from the ash. MAG has called for the evacuation of 227 of the stranded bovines, according to a previous statement. The director said that there is a need for more feed as rescued bovines from across the affected area start to concentrate on the same pastures.
MAG still does not have an estimate for what the economic cost of the eruptions could be for the area's famers and ranchers.
Iván Brenes, president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), reported that about 165 people are estimated to be living within the radius most affected by the eruptions, during a press conference at Casa Presidencial on Tuesday. The Tico Times previously reported that 11 people had been evacuated on Thursday, Oct. 30, when the CNE upped its warning to a Yellow Alert.
The National Water and Sewer Institute reported Tuesday evening that the water supply in the San José Greater Metropolitan Area had not been contaminated by falling ash. Likewise for streams and wells closer to the volcano.
Brenes said the CNE had 23 rescue workers, 15 vehicles and two ambulances on standby, alongside firefighters and National Police in the event of an emergency.
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Patients who wish to change the contours of their face may consider facial implants to enhance their appearance. Baltimore plastic surgeon, Dr. Janet Woodyard, offers numerous options, including using facial implants to help create a stronger bone structure presence. Cheek augmentation using solid silicone implants can help to eliminate the sunken look present with weak cheekbones. In addition, chin implants are used to help create a stronger jaw line and an improved facial profile. Many patients who wish to improve their facial appearance may not be ready for a surgical procedure. For these individuals, facial injections using a derma filler product may create the results they desire. These options can be discussed during the initial consultation with Dr. Woodyard so that the best result can be attained.
During a facial implant procedure, Dr. Woodyard will carefully choose an implant that is sized to fit the facial structure of the patient. During surgery, she creates a "pocket" that will hold the implant in place. For the cheeks, the incision can be made along the hairline or through the inside of the mouth. Chin surgery generally involves an incision directly under the chin or through the lower lip. Once the facial implant is in place, absorbable sutures will close the incision. These procedures do not create noticeable scars because of where the incisions are placed during surgery.
Facial implant surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure, either under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation. These types of procedures take about 1-2 hours to perform. Following surgery, the outcome is immediately noticeable. There will be swelling and bruising at the area where the implant was placed and the skin may feel slightly stretched. As the surgical site heals, the implants will settled into their new position and sensation will slowly return to the skin. The final results, which are subtle and natural looking, generally take about 3-4 full months to appear.
Facial contouring surgery will vary in price depending on the nature of the procedure and the type of implant used. On average, the cost can range between $4,000 to $6,000.
Facial implants come in several varieties. The most widely used implants are solid silicone. Gore-Tex has also recently become a popular choice among surgeons for facial implants, due to the low rejection rate. Facial implants come in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the specific needs of the patient.
In the hands of a qualified plastic surgeon, facial implants are safe. The rejection rate for facial implants is low and has been sited at less than 1%. All implants are FDA approved to use for cosmetic surgery.
How Will my Face Feel?
Most patients can expect some mild to moderate discomfort after surgery, with some tightness or pulling around the incision and implant sites. These uncomfortable sensations should only last about 2-4 weeks. Numbness along the skin may occur for several months until the implants have settled into their final position and the internal tissues return to normal. The goal of any facial contouring surgery using implants is to create a natural, soft outcome.


Time for another edition of Life by Lens! This is a fun project that I am participating in with a wonderful group of photographers where our goal each month is to document our everyday lives.
My goal this month was to get some nice portraits of the boys and then when we went out and tried, I was quickly reminded why I avoid it at all costs! We ended up with a couple of keepers and a lot of crying. Why don't they understand how much they'll appreciate this one day! I promise next month will be back to our normal everyday photos, I'll only traumatize them a few times a year.
We are so lucky to be so close to the beach! Say the word and we pack up a few things and off we go!
And a big happy birthday to the love of my life! I had to disturb his little slumber on the shore to get a photo of him with the kids. And now I don't have to wonder where the boys got their dislike of getting their photos taken…ahem!
ummm, these are totally fantastic Nghi. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that second shot of the boys on the bridge…stunning!! and all of your beach photos are terrific!! and Happy Birthday to your very handsome husband!
Gorgeous, Nghi! Your boys are getting so big! These pictures are adorable. And you're so lucky to be so close to the beach and in Florida, where you aren't limited to just those summer months!
Seriously Nghi? I love everything you do. That second shot of your little guys is just sheer, sheer, sheer perfection!
You're amazing at what you do, and these photos truly show that! I adore "N" and "B"!!
So wonderful, Nghi! And I'm so jealous that your beautiful family gets to go to seaweed-free beaches whenever you want! Oh, the life.
OMG NGHI!!! The first two pics are two of my favs of your boys! I love these and love the beach photos! We live close to a beach too and it is so nice just being able to go when we want!
Nghi, I just love these images and the moments you captured! Your processing as always is divine! I like the shot of your boys and husband – it's so sweet!


The Cyber screens are the premium manual screens from screen manufacturer Grandview. They are of aluminum construction as opposed to the steel casing used by the Crystal series. The casing uses a floating bracket system which allows the brackets to mount almost anywhere along the length of the case, greatly simplifying the installation process. The Universal Bracket can be mounted to the wall or ceiling and is also supplied with ceiling hang adapter, a set of wall plugs and screws are included with the brackets.
The internals of the screen feature the patented Grandview Decelerating and Locking Mechanism. This allows for two things, Limitless Positioning and Slow Retraction. Limitless Positioning means the screens can be stopped in any position by holding it in place for 3 seconds. Slow Retraction uses a braking system to allow the screen to retract slowly into the case, which prevents damage/injury in the event of the screen being allowed to freely retract into the case. A normal screen's lower bar will crash unchecked into the case which can in some cases break the screen or even have it fall off the wall.
The material locally available is the Matte White version which has a 4-layer structure including a layer of fiberglass. This layer of fiberglass is squeezed between 2 layers of PVC and the embossed screen surface is added to the top of them. The woven fiberglass layer of the fabric is used as a backing or backbone of the entire screen structure. With this layer, Grandview's Matte White fabrics have a stretching rate of less than 1% and a much longer life span than ordinary material. The fiberglass backing will not cause any wrinkling or waves due to changes in temperature, humidity or drag forces. The matt white screen has a gain of 1.0 and a 160 degree viewing angle. The material is fireproof, waterproof, is anti-mold and is washable.
AVC has had a Grandview Cyber manual screen as a projector test screen for over 10 years and the surface is as good and wrinkle free as the day it was purchased. The screen mechanism still works flawlessly and stills stops where required. The Grandview screens come standard with a 7 year warranty and whilst you may find cheaper screens in the market, you won't find a better quality screen, and once the quality is taken into account, this is the best value for money screen on the South African market.
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Standing up to 60" at its shoulder height with antlers up to six feet long and weighing nearly 1000 pounds, the Eastern Elk was said to be even larger than its western cousin. In the mid-1800's. the human population grew around the elk's habitat and its numbers declined steadily until they were thought to have been driven to extinction. In this work, imprints of the eastern elk's tracks are made across its native habitat.


When the grapes are perfectly ripe, they are pressed gently and the must obtained is kept at 8°C for 18°C until fermentation is complete. Malolactic fermentation occurs in steel barrels. Awards: 90 by Wine Enthusiast Pas Dosè 2006. 300 cases produced per year. 100% Chardonnay. 30 months on the lees.
The grapes are de-stemmed and placed in a vat for cold maceration for 6-8 hours at 8°C. Gentle pressing follows and fermentation occurs in steel vats at a controlled temperature of 16°. Awards: 90 points Wine Enthusiast. Sakura Award 2016 Gold medal. 400 cases per year. 100% Pinot Nero. 24 months on the lees.
Very shortly after picking, the grapes are pressed softly and fermented in steel vats at a controlled temperature of approximately 18°C. After pressing, a proportion of the Chardonnay is fermented and aged in oak barrels. Awards: 90 points Wine Enthusiastic. 7500 cases produced per year. 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Nero. 36 months on the lees.
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The battle between a group and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Techiman South Constituency, Mr. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, over 0.35 acres of Land at La in the Greater Accra Region looks far from ending..
After petitioning the Crime Office at the Headquarters of the Ghana Police Service, Dr. Benjamin Adu has ones again petitioned the Appointment Committee of Parliament over the conduct of the Member (MP) of Parliament for the Techiman South Constituency, Mr. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah.
According to Dr. Adu, the MP has been consistently entering the said parcel of land unlawfully using brute force with the aid of his personal aids and surrogate military personnel to deter him, Dr. Adu from entering his own land.
"He uses his personal aids, surrogate military personnel to deny me of my exclusive right to use and enjoy my land and all other benefits afforded me under the law", Dr. Adu lamented.
According to the statement, on countless occasions, Dr. Adu has been harassed and assaulted by the men in military uniform employed by the Member of Parliament anytime he dared entered the said land to work.
"The MP has been in flagrant disregard of any rights and freedom as provided for in article 18 as well as Section 12 of Act 1030. My rights are brazenly violated with brute force and intimidation with horror and show of bravado in secrecy", the petitioner stated.
The committee of Parliament, according to Dr. Adu has received the petition in good faith and is expected to invite the Law Maker for query as soon as possible.
Mr. Adu also disclosed that a statement made by the MP that he does not know anything about what is going on was a total lie and should not be regarded by the general public.
According to him, the argument by the Law Maker that somebody was behind the issue politically was false, as he accuases him of illegally grabing their lands.
He underscored the need for the law of the law to deal with the Techiman South MP over his unlawful conducts.
Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Techiman South Mr. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah has denied owning any land at the area and subsequently described all the allegations as force.
The MP says he suspects this is politically motivated and is urging all to treat it with the contempt it deserves.
Mr. Korsah has asked the petitioners to disclose the full identity of the supposed person who is using unfair means to take their lands and add the necessary particulars that can be used in investigating their challenges to find a solution.
Meanwhile according to Dr. Adu, contrary to Mr. Adjei Mensah Korsah's claim in ghanaweb.com that the petitioners have not reported the case, the case has actually been reported to the police at the Headquarters and that one Kan Dappah in the CID department is the officer and Mr. Atuluk as the boss of the unit handling the case.
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On June 15, Yulia Tymoshenko launched the start of Ukraine's presidential election season with a two-and-half hour speech in Kyiv, Ukraine. With twenty-nine percent of voters telling pollsters they haven't made their minds up for the race slated for March 31, the field is wide open. But it's not too soon to start worrying about the many ways in which the Kremlin may meddle in the election.
The first way to meddle is easy: support pro-Russian candidates.
Polls show that in spite of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian candidates still enjoy strong approval ratings. Among them are Yuriy Boyko, former vice prime minister and an MP with support at 9.7%, and Vadim Rabinovich, leader of the "For Life" party at 9.5%. Both have over twenty years in politics and their records strongly support the Kremlin.
If Boyko and Rabinovich were to agree on a single candidate in the 2019 presidential election, it would make for a strong ticket, and this potential merger is already drawing worrying parallels to the 2010 election when pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych returned to power six years after the pro-democratic Orange Revolution and turned Ukraine back toward authoritarianism. The Kremlin will undoubtedly press for the same scenario in 2019 by supporting one of their candidates with large amounts of cash.
There's at least four other ways the Kremlin may try to influence the election.
First, through its powerful network of opinion makers, journalists, and other experts who work for Russia's interests in Ukraine, the Kremlin will use its platforms to support a pro-Russian candidate and discredit his or her opponents. Such a message will be spread through various informational platforms and loyal speakers, including those in the West.
Second, the Kremlin may try to destabilize the situation in Ukraine through increased military tensions in the Donbas, terrorist attacks, and other violent actions which spread fear, panic, and distrust of the Ukrainian government, including among law enforcement. As a result, many voters may lose their faith in the election process and decide not to vote.
A third possible scenario is through widespread cyberattacks against Ukraine's governmental institutions, banking system, Ministry of Defense, National Security and Defence Council, and other organizations. In 2017, the computer virus "Petya" hit Ukraine and spread internationally invecting computer systems in the United States. Although these attacks were never formally linked to the Kremlin, they were likely from Russia and can easily be repeated during next year's election. The presidential administration, to its credit, has started to sound the alarm, and it needs greater support from other governments and the tech community to prepare now.
The hacking of personal emails, as was seen during the 2016 US presidential campaign, is also likely. The country's electoral system and technologies are vulnerable to outsider penetration, and the Kremlin knows this. It will likely use these weaknesses to hack emails and expose the personal data of key presidential candidates, especially those who seriously threaten the Kremlin.
A fourth possible scenario is the organization of a military coup in Kyiv, which would bring to power far-right and other nationalist organizations including members of volunteer battalions who have military experience in the Donbas.
Another Maidan in Kyiv would likely foment further unrest in the country, and this scenario is music to Moscow's ears. If a real "Ukrainian junta" came to power in Kyiv, as the outcome of the Euromaidan Revolution was widely portrayed in Russian state media, the Kremlin would use this as a pretext for a "peacekeeping operation" to protect the Russian-speaking population against "Kyiv's junta." A third, violent Maidan would be the most favorable outcome for further Russian military incursion into Ukraine, showing the international community that only Russia can bring order to this "failed state," while simultaneously keeping Ukraine within the Kremlin's sphere of influence.
The Kremlin will do everything possible to take over Ukraine politically. Russia failed to gobble up part of eastern Ukraine through its failed "Novorossiya" push in 2014 and it doesn't have any new significant military achievements to speak of. The elections offer Russia a great opportunity to get revenge for the last four years and to reestablish control over Ukraine's political orientation and future. The Kremlin will use all possible options to damage Ukrainian democracy to show the West and Ukrainians that non-violent revolutions and subsequent regime change don't lead to the prosperous future that the West has promised.
Make no mistake about it. These scenarios may sound far-fetched, but the Kremlin will use all means possible to make Ukraine a "failed state" and bring it back to Russia's sphere of influence once and for all.


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"If I'm Being Honest" first debuted on dodie's 'Spring Tour' in early 2018. In an Instagram live she explained that the song was about "having a crush in, like, a day, and having way too much (of an) expectation about it".
A tune with hints of Billy Joel's "Piano Man" and Dido's "Thank You" [it] analyzes the course of a flirtation, from giddy discovery to uncertain hope to realism.
What has the artist said about writing the song?
Sometimes, you are just overwhelmed by a feeling, and you sit down and a song pours out of you because it has to. [With] If I'm Being Honest I barely remember writing it because it happened in less than a day, but I do remember visualising the verses so clearly and knowing exactly what I wanted to get across; the idea of being too hopeful making you look silly and ugly.
What has the artist said about the songs live version?
The take we actually used in the end was one in which I inhaled a small strand of hair before the big note and it went right to the back of my throat,' she reveals. 'I absolutely thought I was going to vomit but I knew it was THE TAKE so… I sang through and concentrated on my feelings, and thankfully it ended well and you can't really tell!
I wrote this is like half a day […] with this one I was like gotta write so I did. I sad down and it poured out of me and I'm so glad it did.
But this is basically about, like, having a crush and therefore becoming a mess and wondering how said crush will like this mess.


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A periodic table of technologies: from improving our life today, to being able to destroy humanity in the distant future (or earlier)
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by Evan Mcbride
Scientists from Imperial Tech Foresight have developed a table that classifies the most important technological ideas of the present and the future. The researchers were inspired by the periodic table of...
Scientists from Imperial Tech Foresight have developed a table that classifies the most important technological ideas of the present and the future. The researchers were inspired by the periodic table of chemical elements, which became one of the most important stages in the development of chemistry and physics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The table includes the top 100 most important technologies that already exist, will soon emerge, or will probably be developed someday in the future. The elements of the table are arranged along two axes: the horizontal axis (X) corresponds to the time of the widespread use of the technology (not its invention), and the vertical axis (Y) represents the potential destructive effect for society and the economy.
Elements of the table are painted in several colors. Green correspond to technologies that already exist, yellow ones - that will be developed in the near future (10-20 years) or are at the stage of experiments. The red ones are ideas that are only at the research stage and will appear in the distant future - more than 20 years. In the gray zone are technologies that still sound like science fiction and theoretically may never appear.
All elements of the table are divided into five areas of scientific activity: data ecosystems, intelligent planet, extreme automation, improvement of human capabilities, human-machine interactions.
Among the technologies that we already use and which, in the opinion of the authors, do not pose a great danger - cryptocurrency, solar and wind energy, and vertical farms. The most dangerous technologies from those already in our possession are distributed ledger technology (DLT), unmanned vehicles, precision farming, and algorithms for intention recognition.
The most destructive technologies in the table are artificial consciousness and telepathy, but if they do appear, it will not be very soon.
The most destructive and the furthest from our time is the element scientists call Qt, and can not say anything about it.
For each element of the table there are examples of organizations and companies that are engaged in the development of this field.
Actually, we will probably receive telepathic technologies from Facebook or Elon Musk's project Neuralink, and artificial consciousness can be expected from Google.
The goal of the developers of the table, Richard Watson and Anna Kupani, was to visualize ideas that could fundamentally affect the development of mankind in order to try to take into account the possible consequences when creating such technologies.
Some corporations use the table at internal seminars when discussing the further development of their products.
Evan Mcbride
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Space-Age Muzak: Lyle Mays' Street Dreams
Geffen Records, released 1988
Bought: Virgin Records Oxford Street, 1988
I was a fan of most things jazz/rock as a 16-year-old, scuttling off to HMV or Virgin in central London to buy the latest stuff by John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Steps Ahead, John Scofield, Bireli Lagrene and Miles.
Whilst Pat Metheny was never a favourite, I dug American Garage and 80/81, and always had a soft spot for Lyle Mays' keyboard playing. His 1987 debut album featured a fantastic band (Bill Frisell, Marc Johnson, Billy Drewes, Alex Acuna and Nana Vasconcelos) and promised a lot for the future.
1988's Street Dreams didn't disappoint. It is to some extent a big-budget 'vanity project', full of guest appearances and experiments, but it's all the better for that and virtually impossible to categorise. Recorded exclusively at the Power Station in New York, Street Dreams has the range and ambition of some key pop albums of the era – yup, this is jazz's Welcome To The Pleasuredome… It also for the most part avoids the new-age sentimentality that Metheny is sometimes prone to.
I delved deeply into Street Dreams – it was a real Walkman album, creating a movie in one's mind. To this day, I seldom listen to a tune in separation; I have to check out the whole thing in one sitting.
'Feet First' sounds like an outtake from Donald Fagen's Nightfly with the vocals taken off (and features some classic Steve Gadd); 'August' and 'Hangtime' are superb tone poems featuring tasteful work from Frisell, Johnson and Peter Erskine; 'Before You Go' is space-age muzak with sprawling orchestrations out of the Claus Ogerman book, and 'Possible Straight' is cracking big-band jazz with some great drumming by Steve Jordan.
The title track is just bonkers and has to be heard to be believed. It takes in elements of prog rock, modern classical (with its brooding orchestra, gorgeous oboe and Reich-influenced marimba), New Age textures and a playful, Hermeto Pascoal-style Latin workout with Mays's piano at its most Keith Jarrett-like.
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Compared to the sterility of most major-label jazz releases these days, Street Dreams still sounds pretty fresh, even if it is a touch lighter than what passes for jazz/rock or fusion in 2015. Lyle Mays's solo career unsurprisingly never returned to this kind of ambitious project, moving to the piano trio format for 1993's Fictionary, and he has never again been given the budget to repeat the Street Dreams formula. Shame.
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The principal road is that from Manchester to Preston, going north-west and north through the middle of the township; along it the town has grown up. It is a modern road, the old one to the south of the town being quite different. Of this older road a fragment remains by the 'Image House'; it went by Duxbury Woods and through Red Bank. 'Yarrow Bridge Hotel, a great coaching establishment, mentioned by De Quincey in Confessions of an Opium Eater, stood at the bottom of the houses near the river at Red Bank. The present road was made during the cotton famine succeeding the American Civil War.' On the east side of the town another road goes north and then passes through Heapey and turns to Blackburn. Several cross streets connect the two main roads, from the former of which other roads branch off south-west and west to Coppull and Wigan and to Croston and Leyland.
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From Social State to Minimal State () is a book by Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Published in 1993, it expounded the future Danish prime minister's classical liberal worldview. He argues that Denmark should transition from a welfare state into a low-tax economy and delivers advice and reflections on how it should be done.

Rasmussen was a backbencher, and his book formed a part of his strident criticism of the post-war welfare state. Rasmussen claims that the welfare state was "developing a slave mentality in the people". He argues that economic inequality is the prime motivating force in society and maintains that its existence in itself is not a bad thing but that only poverty is.

Rasmussen repeatedly makes the point that Danish people pay the highest taxes in the world, which he would press again in the 2001 general election that saw him become Prime Minister. However, he has otherwise repudiated many of the views expressed in the book by moving towards the orthodox centre-right and supporting environmentalism.

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Windy City Wine Guy attended the Festa Italiana in Little Italy on Taylor St. and encountered Bolla Wines. They are being distributed by Judge and Dolph and have recently unveiled two new wines: dry Riesling and Pinot Noir.
By the way- the Riesling was light, dry and fruity- a definite summer hit. The Pinot Noir was extremely light and short on flavor. Many more Pinots I can recommend for around the same price.


You can see from the front and back I've chosen to add Forgeworld upgrade parts to help give the tank an identity. They really help break up the flat areas and give the panels some interesting detail. Really fun to paint as well.
I've used a drill all over the tank to make it pockmarked. Imagine how big those zits were when they popped. I would not have wanted to stand anywhere near that. Some of the holes I drilled were filled with rolled up greenstuff balls. They were then painted to look like bulbous spots or eyes.
I added spiked racks all round but made sure to keep them clear of hatches and combi-bolters. I've never liked it when people glue them over the hatches, or in a way that would stop the gun spinning round. I like my sci-fi to be a little logical sometimes.
Finally, we have the occupants of the transport. A favoured group of seven Plague Marines. I used the same tutorial for the Tank as I did the troops. I even dry brushed the hull, which isn't like me at all. I did enjoy how quick it was to paint though.
Come back soon when I share my work on the Primaris Sergeants and Captain in Gravis Armour from issue 29 of Conquest.
Garfy's Hobby Deck order here.
I like what you've done with the old ?girl?
First of all just wanted to say thanks for keeping up with the Conquest series. Its encouraging. I've gone and subscribed now its been realeased Australia.
Just wondering if you painted the interior?


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Q: How do I output several image files from one latex document? I have code to create several simple cards for a game:
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[many]{tcolorbox}

\newcommand{\policy}[2]{ \vspace{1mm}
\tcboxfit[width=2.25in,height=2.8in,title={ {\Large #1 }\vspace{1mm} \\  \large Card Subtype }, colback=white,colframe= black,nobeforeafter]{             {  \raggedright \normalsize #2 }  }}

\begin{document}
\policy{Name of Card}{Text on the card}
\policy{Name of another Card}{Text on the second card}
\policy{Name of a third Card}{Text on the third card}
\end{document}

Now I want each card to be output individually as a png or other image file. Is there any way to do this?

A: Following code will produce a pdf file with one card on each page and automatically converts each page to one .png independent file.
Instead of article, I've used standalone class with multi option. This option (multi=<environment-name>) allows to crop every page around a certain environment. As tcboxfit is a command and not an environment, I've defined an empty environment foo and inserted in policy definition. This way every foo environment is shown in an independent page in pdf result.
As standalone allows to apply automatic conversions to pdf results, I've used Image Magick to convert the pdf into png. The resulting images are based on .tex name. If we use cards.tex the result will be cards.pdf but also cards-0.png, cards-1.png, ...
%cards.tex
\documentclass[10pt, multi=foo, border=1mm,
convert={convertexe=convert, density=300, outext=.png}]{standalone}
\usepackage[many]{tcolorbox}

\newenvironment{foo}{}{}

\newcommand{\policy}[2]{\begin{foo}%
\tcboxfit[width=2.25in,height=2.8in,title={ {\Large #1 }\vspace{1mm} \\  \large Card Subtype }, colback=white,colframe= black,nobeforeafter]{             {  \raggedright \normalsize #2 }  }\end{foo}}

\begin{document}
\policy{Name of Card}{Text on the card}
\policy{Name of another Card}{Text on the second card}
\policy{Name of a third Card}{Text on the third card}
\end{document}

The pdf file will look like

And cards-0, cards-1 and cards-2.png are:

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Tibet – Mineral Resources, Fragile Ecology
The ecology of the Tibetan plateau, noted the Ministry of Land and Resources two years ago, is "extremely fragile". Any damage, it warned, would be difficult or impossible to reverse. But, it went on, the China National Gold Group, a state-owned company, had achieved "astonishing results" in working to protect the environment around its mine near the region's capital, Lhasa. On March 29th at least 83 of the mine's workers lay buried under a colossal landslide. Its cause is not yet certain, but critics of Tibet's mining frenzy feel vindicated.
The disaster at the Jiama copper and gold mine, about 70km (45 miles) north-west of Lhasa, has clearly embarrassed the government in Beijing. According to China Digital Times, a California-based media-monitoring website, the Communist Party ordered newspapers to stick to reports issued by the government and the state-owned news agency, Xinhua.
Foreign reporters are rarely allowed into Tibet, least of all to cover sensitive incidents. The official media have avoided speculation about any possible link between the landslide and mining activities in the area. They say the landslide covered a large area with 2m cubic metres of rubble. By the time The Economist went to press, 66 bodies had been pulled out by teams of rescuers with sniffer dogs. The high altitude and lack of oxygen made rescue work hard. A deputy minister of land and resources, Xu Deming, said preliminary investigations had shown that the landslide was caused by a "natural geological disaster". Fragments of rock left behind by receding glaciers are being blamed, though officials do not explain why the workers' camp was set up so close to such an apparent hazard.
The Tibetan government-in-exile based in India says it fears the disaster was caused by work related to the mine, which appears to have grown rapidly since construction began in 2008. It was formally opened two years later, at a ceremony attended by Tibet's most senior officials. The $520m investment was described at the time as the biggest in Tibet's mining industry by a firm belonging to the central government. The mine is owned by China Gold International Resources, a company listed in Hong Kong and Toronto. China National Gold Group is the controlling shareholder.
Tibet has been trying hard in recent years to encourage such companies to dig up the plateau's metals and minerals. It has a lot of them to offer: China's biggest reserves of copper and chromite (used in steel production), among the world's biggest of lithium (used to make batteries), as well as abundant reserves of uranium, gold, borax (a component of ceramics and glass) and oil. Extracting these, however, often involves boring into a landscape considered sacred by Tibetans.
The Jiama mine, in a valley known to Tibetans as Gyama and revered as the birthplace of a seventh-century Tibetan king, has been the focus of protests by locals angered by environmental and other issues. Water from the valley flows into the Lhasa river. Woeser, a Tibetan activist based in Beijing, has blogged about locals' fear that their water supplies will be polluted.
Tibetan resentment has been fuelled by the mining industry's failure to provide much direct employment.
Excerpts, Mining in Tibet: The price of gold, Economist, April 6, 2013, at 54
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